Getting Off Clean - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312151322 ISBN 13: 9780312151324

Synopsis

A tense story that crosses both gender and racial lines follows a working-class white boy who becomes romantically involved with a rich black boy in a small, racially tense town in Massachusetts. A first novel.

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Review

"An extraordinary tale of young, forbidden love worth reading for both its topical matter and its style. This is an old stroy, but in Murphy's hands it is brilliantly old, with economy of language and a sure hand. Murphy is more than a writer to watch, he is one to read now." --"Library Journal"
"Murphy's subtly charming writing invests these two unlikely lovers with a palpable, irresistable chemistry." -"-Genre"
"Conflicts, plus some well-constructed secondary plots, add depth to the story...a richly layered tableau of contemporary life in a small, blue-collar town." -"-Publishers Weekly"
"A fresh, well-told story that weaves in rich detail the dynamics of a gay charater's life, family and community." --"Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel"
"A coming-of-age debut novel movingly limns young gay love in the racially charged setting of a Massachusetts small town...a new voice that is strong and true." --"Kirkus Reviews"

An extraordinary tale of young, forbidden love worth reading for both its topical matter and its style. This is an old stroy, but in Murphy's hands it is brilliantly old, with economy of language and a sure hand. Murphy is more than a writer to watch, he is one to read now. "Library Journal"

Murphy's subtly charming writing invests these two unlikely lovers with a palpable, irresistable chemistry. "Genre"

Conflicts, plus some well-constructed secondary plots, add depth to the story...a richly layered tableau of contemporary life in a small, blue-collar town. "Publisher's Weekly"

A fresh, well-told story that weaves in rich detail the dynamics of a gay charater's life, family and community. "Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel"

A coming-of-age debut novel movingly limns young gay love in the racially charged setting of a Massachusetts small town...a new voice that is strong and true. "Kirkus Reviews""

"An extraordinary tale of young, forbidden love worth reading for both its topical matter and its style. This is an old stroy, but in Murphy's hands it is brilliantly old, with economy of language and a sure hand. Murphy is more than a writer to watch, he is one to read now." --Library Journal

"Murphy's subtly charming writing invests these two unlikely lovers with a palpable, irresistable chemistry." --Genre

"Conflicts, plus some well-constructed secondary plots, add depth to the story...a richly layered tableau of contemporary life in a small, blue-collar town." --Publisher's Weekly

"A fresh, well-told story that weaves in rich detail the dynamics of a gay charater's life, family and community." --Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

"A coming-of-age debut novel movingly limns young gay love in the racially charged setting of a Massachusetts small town...a new voice that is strong and true." --Kirkus Reviews

Synopsis

A story that crosses both gender and racial lines follows a working-class whi boy who becomes romantically involved with a rich Black boy in a small, racially tense town in Massachusetts.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312151322
• ISBN 13: 9780312151324
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 322