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A prequel to *Living Upstairs*, Hansen's latest novel, *Jack of Hearts* takes readers back to early 1940s California, when 17-year-old Nathan Reed comes of age, creatively, sexually, and emotionally. A funny, tender, achingly truthful coming-of-age novel from the 'father of all gay and lesbian writers'.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Joseph Hansen
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