Thursday, 29 May 2025

Boy with Wings by Mark Mustian - #bookspotlight #blogtour


Today I am shining the spotlight on this marvellous looking book.  Boy with Wings by Mark Mustian is the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2025 First Place Winner.

The Blurb

What does it mean to be different? 

When Johnny Cruel is born with strange appendages on his back in the 1930s South, the locals think he's a devil. Determined to protect him, his mother fakes his death, and they flee. Thus begins Johnny's years long struggle to find a place he belongs. 

From a turpentine camp of former slaves to a freak show run by a dwarf who calls herself Tiny Tot and on to the Florida capitol building, Johnny finds himself working alongside other outcasts, struggling to answer the question of his existence. Is he a horror, a wonder, or an angel? Should he hide himself to live his life? 

Following Johnny's journey through love, betrayal, heartbreak, and several murders, Boy With Wings is a story of the sacrifices and freedom inherent in making one's own special way - and of love and the miracles that give our lives meaning.


Book Details

ISBN:  979 8888244296

Publisher:  Koehler Books

Formats:  e-book, hardback and paperback

No. of Pages:  322


Purchase Links

Amazon UK

Amazon US


About the Author


Mark Mustian is the author of the novels The Return and The Gendarme, the latter a finalist for the Dayton International Literary Peace Prize and shortlisted for the Saroyan International Award for Writing. It won the Florida Gold Book Award for Fiction and has been published in ten languages. 

The founder of the Word of South Festival of Literature and Music in Tallahassee, Florida, his new novel, Boy With Wings, is out in 2025.

You can also find Mark at:

Author Website

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(media courtesy of The Coffee Pot Book Club)

(all opinions are my own)


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