Let Them Stare: A Heartfelt Journey Of SelfDiscovery, Friendship, And The Secrets Of A Small Town from a Duo of Bestselling Aut

An instant New York Times and Indie bestseller!From Emmy Award winner Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye and #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy comes a bighearted story about friendship, loveand discovering the secrets and beauty of your own hometown.Sully is ready to get out of Hearst, Pennsylvania. With a fashion internship secured, the gendernonconforming eighteenyearold is trading in their stifling small town for the big city. Sully even sells their beloved car, to Breader, Bradthe most boring (and maybe only other) gay kid in town.When Sullys internship goes up in smoke, theyre trapped in Hearst with no cashand no car. Desperate, they go to the thrift store, their personal sanctuary. There, they discover a vintage baglike put this baby in an airtight case at the MET vintage. If Sully can authenticate it, the resale value would be enough for a new life in the city.But when they begin to investigate, Sully finds themself haunted. Literally. With the ghost of Rufus, a drag performer from the fifties with no memory of how he died standingno, floatingin their bedroom, Sullys summer has a new purpose: 1) help this ghostly honey unlock his past and move on and 2) make bankafter all, the Real Real doesnt take poltergeist purses.With Rufus in tow, and Bradwhos looking pretty scrumptious these daysplaying chauffeur, Sully delves into the history of the town theyre so desperate to escape. Only to discover that there might be more to Hearst than they ever knew.A quirky, passionate, rebellious, and quickwitted novel. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)