Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule (All Editions)
Possibly Jane Rule’s best known novel, The Desert of the Heart is the story of a free spirited woman falling for a repressed older woman. Evelyn Hall is taking respite at a ranch for women as she seeks a divorce after years of marriage. Written in 1964, it serves as a fascinating snapshot into the … Read more
Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith (All Editions)
Strange Fruit is mainly an interracial love story set in a Georgia town. It also has a minor storyline involving an implied romantic attachment between two women. Laura Deen, Tracy Deen’s college-educated sister, is a young sculptor and writer who has formed an intense bond with Jane Hardy, an older, unmarried schoolteacher. Laura says she … Read more
The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall (All Editions)
First published in 1928, this timeless portrayal of lesbian love is now a classic. The thinly disguised story of Hall’s own life, it was banned outright upon publication and almost ruined her literary career. Genre: Award Winner; Checklist by Marion Zimmer Bradley; Fiction; Grier Rated; Pulp Comments Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness (1928) is … Read more
$50 a Night by Don James
First Line(s)
On Monday of that week, Ann Freeman had felt no premonition about the weekend. It was a singularly routine Monday from the hour when she awoke shortly after noon.
