I Am Not Myself These Days
Author | : Josh Kilmer-Purcell |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2011-12-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781448125012 |
ISBN-13 | : 1448125014 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Josh Kilmer-Purcell lived a double life. By day, he was a successful young advertising executive. By night, he would trade in his corporate uniform for high heels and sequins, and perform in downtown New York nightclubs as a drag queen called Acquadisiac before returning to the uptown penthouse he shared with his crack-addicted male escort boyfriend. In this powerfully written, emotional rollercoaster of a memoir, Kilmer-Purcell blends the glittering and highly dramatic world of nightclubs, drugs and drag with a soulful and ironic perspective on his own journey through love and life. Told with a raw and honest voice that conveys hard truths with unflinching courage, I Am Not Myself These Days is a stunningly witty and ultimately deeply moving tour de force by a remarkable talent.