{"product_id":"boy-with-wings","title":"Boy With Wings","description":"Every misfit has a story. This one has wings.\nFrom internationally renowned author Mark Mustian comes a novel where historical Southern Gothic meets the supernatural, in a story like no other.\n\nIn the Jim Crow South, a baby is born with strange, wing-like appendages. The townsfolk call him a devil. His mother calls him Johnny Cruel—and to save him, she fakes his death and runs. So begins a life on the margins.\nSet against the backdrop of 1930s and ’40s America, Boy With Wings is a poignant work of Southern literary fiction about one boy’s extraordinary body and his lifelong struggle to belong. From a backwoods turpentine camp to a traveling freak show, from found families of outcasts to the halls of power in Tallahassee, Johnny’s journey explores the lines between acceptance and exploitation, isolation and love.\nIs Johnny a monster, an angel, or just a boy trying to live in peace? As he searches for meaning—through love, loss, betrayal, and brutal truths—Johnny must decide whether to keep hiding… or rise on his own terms.\nTold in vivid, lyrical prose, this tale of identity blends elements of Southern Gothic, outsider fiction, and found family stories. Boy With Wings is a powerful meditation on identity, stigma, resilience, and the quiet miracles that help us soar.\nFor readers of The Secret Life of Bees and The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, this is a novel that lingers—long after the final page is turned.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0DP1Q6T7V\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0DP1Q6T7V.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mustian, Mark\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140046454845,"sku":"BVV.B0DP1Q6T7V.G","price":7.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/B0DP1Q6T7V-0.jpg?v=1777497769","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/boy-with-wings","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}