Congratulations to Paige C., winner of the tour prize and to Harlie's Books, the host winner.
Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual Book Tour for The Grass Sweeper God by Doug Howery a Historical Fiction available now. The tour will run July 25 – August 19, and Doug Howery is available for guest post and interviews. A PDF and epub copy of the book is available for review in conjunction with a guest post or interview.
Doug Howery will be awarding a $25.00 Amazon GC and an autographed copy of the book to one randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and a $25.00 Amazon GC and an autographed copy of the book to one randomly drawn host. Please note geographical restrictions apply. United States only for the physical prize.
July 25: Rogue's AngelsSixteen-year-old Smiley Hanlon is a young woman tethered to a young man's body. In the 1950's Appalachia coal fields of Solitude, Virginia, Smiley is placed in the "Mentally Retarded Class" because he is effeminate and wears a blouse and saddle shoes to school.
Smiley is backed by his best friend, Lee Moore who protects Smiley from a father and many townspeople who hate him. Smiley has dreams of becoming an entertainer. Raised by his aunt in a juke joint, as a child Smiley sings and dances on the Formica bar top into the wee hours. Chosen as the female lead, Dorothy, in a new town production called Dorothy of Oz Coal Camp, his dream is being realized. The triumph of the play and his dream is sabotaged by his father and classmate bullies culminating in a tragic and horrific moment that changes both Smiley and Lee, forever.
Smiley and Lee flee to NYC. They learn that prejudice is prejudice whether in the coal fields of Virginia or on the streets of NYC. Smiley suffers at the hands of his real mother who is a religious zealot. She tries to change who Smiley is because he is a boil on the body of Christ. Lee suffers at the hands of psychologists who practice Aversion Therapy-electric shock treatment to cure his homosexuality.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Both Smiley and Lee become forces of change as do countless others. In 1969, Smiley Hanlon and his friend, Lee emerge as leaders of a gay revolution, the historical Stonewall Riots. The riots are vicious but the real battle will be won or lost on another continent: Solitude, Virginia.
The Grass Sweeper God is a force of nature that flows through all things...straightens out that which is bent...which is sick...
July 26: Who She Reads
July 27: Welcome to My World of Dreams
July 28: Lilac Reviews
July 29: Readeropolis
August 1: The Silver Dagger Scriptorium
August 2: Long and Short Reviews
August 3: Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews
August 4: BooksChatter
August 5: Writer Wonderland
August 8: The Reading Addict
August 9: HarmonyKent
August 10: EskieMama Reads
August 11: Fabulous and Brunette
August 12: Liz Gavin's Blog
August 15: The Avid Reader
August 16: The Pen and Muse Book Reviews
August 17: Harlie's Books
August 18: Author C.A.Milson
August 19: Straight from the Library
