{"product_id":"got-til-its-gone-9781551522449","title":"Got 'til It's Gone","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith his gift for language, eye for detail and consistent tone of voice, \u003cb\u003eLarry Duplechan \u003c\/b\u003ehas the makings to be a major literary figure. -\u003ci\u003eEdge Publications\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first novel by \u003cb\u003eLarry Duplechan\u003c\/b\u003e in fifteen years, and the fourth to feature his alter ego protagonist Johnnie Ray Rousseau, a gay black man of Louisiana Creole stock. When we first met Johnnie Ray in the novel \u003ci\u003eBlackbird\u003c\/i\u003e, he was a gay teenager in love with the star of a high school play; now he's forty-eight, still handsome and gym-built, but admittedly vain and looking down the short road to fifty. In the midst of a midlife crisis, he falls for a much younger man with some serious Daddy issues; throughout it all, Johnnie Ray tries to look at love (and his life) from both sides now (to borrow a phrase from his idol Joni Mitchell). \u003ci\u003eGot 'Til It's Gone \u003c\/i\u003eis a queer romantic comedy for the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Duplechan \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of four previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eBlackbird\u003c\/i\u003e, published in a new edition by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2006. He is a deacon at the Metropolitan Community Church in the Valley in North Hollywood, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551522449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 5.54w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Larry Duplechan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39955680231605,"sku":"9781551522449","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bb2c3aee-c295-48c5-bd46-b7d04a058e53.jpg?v=1620217006","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/got-til-its-gone-9781551522449","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}