{"product_id":"ladies-of-the-rachmaninoff-eyes-faber-editions-introduced-by-ta-no-mendez-9780571391776","title":"Ladies Of The Rachmaninoff Eyes (Faber Editions): Introduced by Taíno Mendez","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn outrageously witty tragicomedy-of-manners about a queer black teenager coming of age, introduced by Mendez, author of Rainbow Milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen a peacock's days are over, they're over.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOliver is precocious, black and gay. He reads Baudelaire, plays with his pet peacock, eats smoked oysters and fends off the maid Della Mae whenever she gets the 'Nasties'. He lives in rural Michigan with two elderly ladies: the white, wealthy Etta and her devoted housekeeper, Harry, his aunt. When a psychic warlock named Maurice LeFleur comes to stay, however, promising to contact the ghost of Etta's dead son, their eccentric household starts to fall apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1965, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, this sparklingly witty debut novel is a radically hopeful vision of racial integration and sexual acceptance that was years ahead of its time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571391776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 04 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eHenry Van Dyke (1928 - 2011) was born in Allegan, Michigan, and grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. He served in the Army in occupied Germany before beginning to write. In 1958, after attending the University of Michigan on the G.I. Bill and living in Ann Arbor, he moved to New York, where he spent the rest of his life. He taught creative writing at Kent State University from 1969 until his retirement in 1993. Van Dyke wrote four novels.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Henry Van Dyke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49077109096665,"sku":"9780571391776","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780571391776.jpg?v=1786457151","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/ladies-of-the-rachmaninoff-eyes-faber-editions-introduced-by-ta-no-mendez-9780571391776","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}