Rhinestone Country

Presents a portrait of Country Music, show biz, stardom, and closeted lives south of the Mason-Dixon line. Sweeping across the racial and sexual landscapes of the Deep South between 1930 and 1978, this book looks at closeted lives and the destructive aspects of fame.
Pete Riddle is a superstar and a superstud, a country-western singer who makes all the women swoon during his concerts, and then ravishes all the men afterwards. A brash, sensational and explosive novel about sex and stardom, glitter, glamour and loneliness, this wicked romp touches on everything from celebrity cameos to same-sex incest, and will have readers hungering for more. 'Beautifully executed, RHINESTONE COUNTRY sweeps with power and tenderness across the racial, social and sexual landscapes of America's Deep South' - Bookazine