Dona Juanita and the Love of Boys - Gabrielle Everall

Title: Dona Juanita and the Love of Boys
Author: Gabrielle Everall
Publisher: Buon-Cattivi Press
Format: Paperback
Edition: Revised edition, 2020
ISBN: 9781922314017
Condition: Second-hand. Good. Covers show light creasing, handling marks and edge wear, with some spotting and discolouration along the lower edge of the rear cover. A few pages show light rippling or creasing near the lower margin. The binding is intact. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Gabrielle Everall’s intense verse novella explores sexuality, desire, sexualised trauma and recovery through the intertwined figures of Dona Juanita and Werthergirl. Existing within one body, they move through oppressive systems, unrequited desire and the search for freedom and comfort.

First published in 2007 and substantially revised for this 2020 Buon-Cattivi Press edition, the book blends poetry and prose in a confronting, experimental exploration of love, lust, shame and survival.