Stag Dance

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From the adventures of a lonely logger who, deep in the forest, joins his workmates to dance dressed as a woman, to the story of an obsessive boarding-school romance, to the dizzying spectacle of a gender apocalypse brought about by an unstable ex-girlfriend, Peters’ keen eye for the rough edges of trans community and desire reveals fresh possibilities.

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‘Adventurous, mind-expanding and provocative’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO’Unlike anything I’d ever read’ YAEL VAN DER WOUDEN, Women’s Prize-winning author of The Safekeep’Innovative, insightful, funny and confronting’ INDEPENDENT, Best Books to Look Out for in 2025’A shining talent’ STYLIST Best Books of 2025Deep in the forest, a band of lumberjacks on an illegal logging operation plan a winter dance that some will volunteer to attend as women. In other times and places, the gender apocalypse is brought about by an unstable ex-girlfriend; a boarding-school romance surfaces intrigue and cruelty; and a Las Vegas weekender turns dark, as a young crossdresser is forced to choose between sexual frisson or unglamorous sisterhood. Acidly funny, provocative and inspired, this quartet of tales displays Torrey Peters’ keen eye for the rough edges of desire.

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Weight 252 g
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 3 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

304

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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