Independent Publisher Book Awards 2011
(May 2011)
Freak Parade
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Ages: 18+
Eugenia Sharpe! That's right, she used to be famous. Now she's on a downward spiral to nowhere as her singing career sputters to a halt and the love of her life turns out to be a porn-addicted A-List creep. From a gilded cage on Central Park West to an endless parade of freaks in Lower Manhattan, Genie learns some hard lessons about lust & drugs; her own egomania; the Mafia and the mambo! As she looks for love in the arms of women and men, it isn't until she meets Eddie Ramirez -- a tough papi who doles out some tough love -- that destiny finds Genie with a vengeance and turns her world back around.
Reviews
"...a complex, literary novel, and yet one that is a real page-turner in the best sense. Lewis knows how to create compelling minor characters without wasting the reader's time with descriptive prose that is too elaborate. Her dialogue is focused and believable, and it fairly sparkles off the page as one reads it. Perhaps best of all, her portrayal of the downtown Manhattan demimonde reveals her knowledge of and love for one of the most exciting periods in the history of the city, and it will appeal to everyone who was there or who wishes they had been there." --Ron Bass, author of In Search of the Wild and Wonderous
"Freak Parade is a no-holds barred erotic novel with a social conscience. Marilyn Jaye Lewis has a lot to say -- and she's not afraid to say it -- about fame and infamy, class and gender, sex and real estate, and love and humanity. Despite having seen it all (and perhaps having done it all!), Marilyn Jaye Lewis hasn't lost one iota of her generous spirit, enormous heart, and fierce talent." - Janice Eidus, author of The War of the Rosens
