Big Gay Wedding: A Novel [Paperback]

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An unashamedly proud, loud, and hilarious novel about a small town thats forever changed by a big gay wedding, perfect for fans ofRed, White & Royal BlueandThe Guncle

Two grooms. One mother of a problem.

Barnett Durang has a secret. No, not THAT secret. His widowed mother has long known hes gay. The secret is Barnett is getting married. At his mothers farm. In their small Louisiana town. She just doesnt know it yet.

Itll be an intimate affair. Just two hundred or so of the most fabulous folks Barnett is shipping in from the heathen coasts, as Mom likes to call them, turning her quiet rescue farm for misfit animals into a most unlikely wedding venue.

But there are forces, both within this modern new family and in the town itself, that really dont want to see this handsome couple march down the aisle. Itll be the biggest, gayest event in the towns history if they can pull it off, and after a glitter-filled week, nothing will ever be the same.Big Gay Weddingis an uplifting book about the power of family and the unconditional love of a mother for her son.

Byron Laneis the author ofA Star Is Bored, hailed bytheNew York Times Book Reviewas wildly funny and irreverent. Hes a playwright, screenwriter, Emmy Awardwinning journalist, and former assistant to actress Carrie Fisher. Hes originally from New Orleans and lives in Palm Springs, California, with his husband, author Steven Rowley, and their rescue dogs, Raindrop and Shirley.

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