neither is immune to the realities of the lives of gay men in small towns and closed societies

Different and better

including beaver with clams and squirrels with nuts

Compelling

While space travel and eccentric characters give this novel a lightness and ease

If the Dead Belong Here queer studies neither is immune to theWhen a young girl goes missing, the ghosts of the past collide with her family's secrets in a mesmerizing Native American Southern Gothic. When six year old Laurel Taylor vanishes without a trace, her family is left shattered, struggling to navigate the darkness of grief and unanswered questions. As their search turns to despair, Laurel's older sister, Nadine, begins experiencing nightmares that blur the line between dream and reality, and she becomes