An instant New York Times and Indie bestseller! From Emmy Award winner Jonathan Van Ness of
Queer Eye and #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy comes a bighearted story about
friendship love—and discovering the secrets and beauty of your own hometown. Sully is ready
to get out of Hearst Pennsylvania. With a fashion internship secured the gender-nonconforming
eighteen-year-old is trading in their stifling small town for the big city. Sully even sells
their beloved car to Bread—er Brad—the most boring (and maybe only other) gay kid in town.
When Sully’s internship goes up in smoke they’re trapped in Hearst with no cash—and no car.
Desperate they go to the thrift store their personal sanctuary. There they discover a
vintage bag—like "put this baby in an airtight case at the MET" vintage. If Sully can
authenticate it the resale value would be enough for a new life in the city. But when they
begin to investigate Sully finds themself haunted. Literally. With the ghost of Rufus a drag
performer from the fifties with no memory of how he died standing—no floating—in their bedroom
Sully’s summer has a new purpose: 1) help this ghostly honey unlock his past and move on and 2)
make bank—after all the Real Real doesn’t take poltergeist purses. With Rufus in tow and
Brad—who’s looking pretty scrumptious these days—playing chauffeur Sully delves into the
history of the town they’re so desperate to escape. Only to discover that there might be more
to Hearst than they ever knew. “A quirky passionate rebellious and quick-witted novel." —
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
