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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A deeply touching memoir . . . A beautiful, sometimes shocking NC-17 story, kept out of the lily-white, upper crust canon of literatureuntil now. The Washington Post

The storytelling phenomenon Humans of New York and its #1 bestselling books have captivated a global audience of millions with personal narratives that illuminate the human condition. But one story stands apart from the rest...

She is a woman as fabulous, unbowed, and irresistible as the city she lives in.

Meet TANQUERAY.

In 2019, Humans of New York featured a photo of a woman in an outrageous fur coat and hat she made herself. She instantly captured the attention of millions. Her name is Stephanie Johnson, but she's better known to HONY followers as Tanqueray, a born performer who was once one of the best-known burlesque dancers in New York City. Reeling from a brutal childhood, immersed in a world of go-go dancers

Tanqueray

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    A Hardback by Brandon Stanton, Stephanie Johnson

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      Publisher St. Martin's Press
      Published 12 July 2022
      ISBN-13 9781250278272
      978-1250278272
      ISBN-10 1250278279
      Also in:
      Photography and photographs Autobiography: general

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

      A deeply touching memoir . . . A beautiful, sometimes shocking NC-17 story, kept out of the lily-white, upper crust canon of literatureuntil now. The Washington Post

      The storytelling phenomenon Humans of New York and its #1 bestselling books have captivated a global audience of millions with personal narratives that illuminate the human condition. But one story stands apart from the rest...

      She is a woman as fabulous, unbowed, and irresistible as the city she lives in.

      Meet TANQUERAY.

      In 2019, Humans of New York featured a photo of a woman in an outrageous fur coat and hat she made herself. She instantly captured the attention of millions. Her name is Stephanie Johnson, but she's better known to HONY followers as Tanqueray, a born performer who was once one of the best-known burlesque dancers in New York City. Reeling from a brutal childhood, immersed in a world of go-go dancers

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