{"product_id":"showing-out","title":"Showing Out","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eShowing Out\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eTimothy Reed\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781560254379\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eThunder's Mouth Pr\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2003\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e208\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eTiffany works in Peeps Castle, keeping her coked-up boyfriend in drugs, her crazy mother off the streets, and her vulnerable friends together as best she can in this unblinkingly powerful debut by Timothy Reed. From the depths of abuse and mental illness to the ironic stability of her lucrative job performing in a glassed-in booth on Forty-second Street, Tiffany, haunted by the voices of her swine chorus, is at the center of Showing Out, the story of a young woman and several of her co-workers. From her close friendthe birdlike Melanie whos been in the flesh trade since she was thirteen years oldto the obnoxious transvestite Meeca, Showing Out paints indelible portraits of a handful of courageous fellow performers as they try to deal with their own love lives, drugs, AIDS, and the work. Punctuated by Tiffanys revelations to a therapist about a childhood which included sexual abuse, an alcoholic mother, and an absent father, Showing Out tracks Tiffanys struggle to move beyond her current life as the old Times Squareand Peeps Castle with itcareens to an end. Timothy Reeds unique novel may be the first account of brutal urban life of exploitation, drug abuse, and mental illness, by an author of color who actually lived it. This is a raw, real, and ultimately hopeful story.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Thunder's Mouth Pr","offers":[{"title":"Showing Out | Timothy Reed | Paperback | 9781560254379 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks A 1776384","offer_id":49725555998872,"sku":"1776384","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71uZPx-axML.jpg?v=1787332567","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/showing-out","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}