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Capa de Batty bwoy

a novel ·

Batty bwoy

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"The coming of age story of Mark Palmer, a black, gay Jamaican. The son of an overbearing, absentee, neglectful mother, he is thrust in an environment that requires a thick skin from torments and socio-economic disparities. Suppressing his 'gay tendencies' …

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"The coming of age story of Mark Palmer, a black, gay Jamaican. The son of an overbearing, absentee, neglectful mother, he is thrust in an environment that requires a thick skin from torments and socio-economic disparities. Suppressing his 'gay tendencies' to [avoid] being bashed or murdered, he migrates to America and breaks free from the closet to a world where he is disenfranchised and arrested. As his life spirals from bad choices, he clings to desperate measures and finds hope." --

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""The coming of age story of Mark Palmer, a black, gay Jamaican. The son of an overbearing, absentee, neglectful mother, he is thrust in an environment that requires a thick …"

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