Hiding My Candy

Name: Hiding My Candy
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: The lady Chablis
ISBN: 9780743548250

Author: The lady Chablis

Narrator: The lady Chablis

Abridged: 1 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 08/01/1996

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Arts & Entertainment, Memoirs

Synopsis

The unforgettable life story of the fabulous drag queen from the bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

The Lady Chablis, the outrageously charming drag queen made famous in John Berendt's bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, takes us on an unforgettable tour of Savannah in her amazing story—a triumphant life filled with passion, humor, flair, and resourcefulness beyond the imaginings of mere mortals.

Born Benjamin Edward Knox in Quincy, Florida, in 1957, Brenda Dale Knox (The Lady Chablis) always knew she was different: a girl with "candy." "I never blamed the Lord 'cause I knew that he musta wanted me this way." She's lived as the Grand Empress of Scrapin' to Get By, she's beat up bad-mouthed bouncers, known love sweet and tender, mean and rough, legal, and outlawed...and she survived, honey, she flourished!

Laugh-out-loud funny, deeply touching, and just as entertaining as The Lady Chablis in person, Hiding My Candy is one dessert you'll find absolutely irresistible.

About The lady Chablis

The Lady Chablis (1957–2016), also known as "The Doll" and "The Grand Empress" rose to fame from her character in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. She was also the author of her autobiography Hiding My Candy and she appeared on various TV and talk shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show. Chablis continued performing around the country making Club One her home base in Savannah, drawing crowds once a month for special appearances.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lois on March 16, 2018

Short succinct and surprisingly funny. Definitely listen to this on audiobook......more

Goodreads review by Kerin on December 07, 2017

I read this book as a follow-up to Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (and a vacation to Savannah). This was an entertaining and often humorous memories of The Lady Chablis and transexual female and her career as an entertainer. The underlying theme nightlights the struggles and discrimination......more

Goodreads review by Erica on November 06, 2007

I don't usually read autobiographies, but I was in Savannah, loving the atmosphere, and somewhat obsessed with Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. So I read this. Good telling of what it was like to grow up in a small southern community knowing that you didn't fit in, dealing with poverty, hard......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on March 11, 2022

If you haven't noticed, I tend to read books set in the areas I live in. My husband and I move around A LOT, which means I get a whole new city to explore through books! Our most recent move brought us to Savannah, Georgia. So obviously, I had to read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by J......more

Goodreads review by Rania on October 04, 2024

Oh the Lady Chablis, they could never make me hate you......more