House Rules"This utterly unexpected book dives straight into the chaos of an American adolescence, echoing the infernal laughter of William S. Burroughs as it probes the messier forms of sexual awakenings."-"Details" ""House Rules" . . . ventures off the map into an uncharted, quite terrifying strip of psychological badlands."-"The Village Voice" The narrator of Lewis' amazing first novel is 15-year-old Lee, whose story is both a fascinating and disturbing look at the dark side of show horse riding. With extraordinary insight, Heather Lewis describes a world she knew from the inside. Since its first publication 10 years ago, "House Rules" has established itself as a classic of lesbian literature. Heather Lewis is the author of two other novels, "Notice" and "The Second Suspect," In 2002, she took her own life at the age of 40. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
already anyway asked began beside bottle Carl Carl'd Carl's caught Chesler cigarette close Cowboy door drink dropped everything eyes face feel felt fence fingers finished Frisbee fucking gave gotten grabbed gray horse guess hand hard he'd head hear heard held hit the saddle horse Huey hurt Hydromorphone inside it'd Jeannie jerked Joey Johnny Walker jumpers keep knew leaned let go Linda Linda'd looked mare motel mouth moved needed never nodded Ocala okay once pants Percodan picked pretty pulled pushed realized reserpine riding ring rubbed seemed she'd shirt show jumping Silas soon sort stalls started stayed stomach stopped stuff sure swizzle stick syringe talking tell that'd thigh thing thought told took Toreador Tory Tory's tried trying tucked turned waiting walked wanted watched worried would've Yeah