Glove Puppet
Glove Puppet by Neal Drinnan, published by Macmillan on October 12, 1999, is a first edition novel comprising 256 pages in English. The story follows Vaslav, a boy with a troubled past, who is taken in by a stranger after the death of his mother, a drug-addicted prostitute. As he grows up in Australia, Vaslav enjoys a seemingly stable life as the son of a prominent gay man, but the remnants of his former identity as Johnny begin to resurface, complicating his existence.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of identity, love, and the psychological struggles that accompany Vaslav’s dual existence. The novel delves into his forbidden love affair, which poses significant risks to his newfound life and relationships. Glove Puppet presents a complex interplay of love and transgression, highlighting how intentions can lead to unforeseen consequences. This work engages with LGBTQ+ topics and psychological elements, offering a deep examination of the character’s internal conflicts.
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Vaslav is a boy with a sordid past and tenuous future. Born Johnny to a drug-addicted prostitute, Johnny becomes Vaslav when, at age seven, his mother dies of a drug overdose and a passing stranger befriends him and brings him to Australia to pass as his own, recently deceased son. As Vaslav, he lives a comfortable life as the well-loved son of a prominent gay man, but when he becomes a teenager he realizes that “Johnny” still lurks inside him. With the seeds of his own destruction sown deep within, Vaslav initiates a forbidden love affair, one that threatens to destroy him and all that he loves.
Glove Puppet is a brilliant novel where love and transgression, sex and manipulation, collapse upon each other, and where the best intentions yield the worst results.
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