{"product_id":"he-lands-in-palm-springs-john-shekleton-9781935751687","title":"He Lands In Palm Springs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Catholic priest in free fall, newly out of the closet and HIV+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom impulse-or inspiration-Joe Tierney picks up and leaves his shattered life in the Midwest. He heads for what he hopes is a warm and welcoming gay society in Palm Springs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis friend Edward Brockton, an Episcopal priest he met in a clandestine support group for HIV+ clergy, has gotten him a maintenance job at an exclusive gay guest house in Warm Sands, Palm Springs. And Joe wants to reconnect with his ex-lover, Kenny, even though Kenny is already seeing someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe's plan seems simple. Yet, on his first day in Palm Springs, he meets Oscar, a young man of the streets, who makes a living with his hands and wits. Then Edward Brockton comes to visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe may learn to live with his disease, but how will he do when building intimate relationships is his new vocation? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Palm Springs, Joe's simple plan becomes tangled. Can one love be swapped for another? Or several others? Who is the powerful man working to destroy him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd what is his calling now-the purpose that drives him each day?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Shekleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1935751689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935751687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/23\/2020","brand":"John Shekleton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126937317631,"sku":"9781935751687","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb3fbf79-b759-4e02-9733-572ed47573c7.jpg?v=1687450976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/he-lands-in-palm-springs-john-shekleton-9781935751687","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}