The House of Impossible Beauties (Hardback)

'Cassaras's propulsive and profound first novel, finding one's home in the world - particularly in a subculture plagued by fear and intolerance from society - comes with tragedy as well as extraordinary personal freedom.' - Esquire

'The House of Impossible Beauties tells of a search not only for respect but, above all, love in a time and place that seeks to starve its characters of both... From these threads of fact and myth, Cassara runs up a fictional ensemble that craftily stitches glamour and grit.' - The Financial Times

'Vivid and engaging... The novel feels like an anthropological plunge into another era, enhanced by rhythmic, urban prose littered with slang and Spanglish.' - The Economist

'Fabulous...a grand, beautiful tale of art, love and the human spirit.' - Elle

'A marvelously serious, deep, artful, humane read... There's so much downright gorgeous prose here.' - Paul Harding, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tinkers *

'Cassara writes of a community that glitters in the face of an ugly world. Joy and loss clutch hands in The House of Impossible Beauties. It is a tragic book, a lyrical book, a defiant book, and ultimately a loving book. The heroines and heroes hold fast to love and Cassara clearly has deep love for every character who struts across these pages.' - Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Harmless Like You

'Gritty, fiercely impressive... Joseph Cassara has written a lithe, fiery and incredibly authentic story. A future queer classic.' - Attitude