{"product_id":"the-red-shoes-paperback","title":"The Red Shoes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Stewart Wynne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow far would you go to feel alive?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLambda Literary Award nominee for Best Gay Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Set in contemporary New York City, this is a beautiful dark queer re-envisioning of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. Wynne immediately engages the reader with finely detailed descriptions, nuanced characters, and an air of mystery that makes this 400+ page novel read like a novella...\" (Lambda Literary Review)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I read this so fast I got blisters turning the pages. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Red Shoes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e is astonishingly good -- original, beautiful, amazing. A great work of art.\" (Kate Christensen, PEN\/Faulkner Award winner)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter John Laith loses his beloved partner Frank, he believes he's lost the will to live life fully -- until he rescues a handsome young dancer from a brutal assault. By way of thanks, the dancer gives Laith a pair of glittering red shoes which lead him down a dangerous path in a vividly brought to life Manhattan. On his new journey he must survive obsessive relationships with unpredictable and chillingly unforgettable characters: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Silvio -- a macho city cop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Crewe -- a narcissistic millionaire living in a penthouse with his wife and daughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Baily -- a drug-addicted bouncer in a nightclub\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn innocent in a sinister underworld, Laith must grapple with grief, obsession, lust, sensuality, and spirituality in a city where salvation and destruction walk side by side. He's left to wonder -- Is his fascination with the dark side fueled by the magical powers of the red shoes...or from hidden forces within himself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this riveting battle between the sacred and the profane, Laith must choose: surrender to the darkness, or reclaim the life he thought he'd lost forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 412\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48709311496441,"sku":"9780931476105","price":27.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/jrhdnEOiny9780931476105.webp?v=1784923618","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-red-shoes-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}