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The Laughter of Aphrodite by Peter Green

Peter Green | The Laughter of Aphrodite | Best-selling classicist Peter Green recreates the life and times of the Greek lyric poet Sappho in this beautifully conceived, sharply detailed work o

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Claudine and Annie by Colette

Colette | Claudine and Annie | In this final novel in Colette’s famous series it is Claudine’s friend Annie who tells the story in the form of a private diary.

Claudine is

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Claudine Married by Colette

Colette | Claudine Married | What happens when a young wife falls passionately and hopelessly in love with another woman? In this remarkable novel Colette tells how Claudine, afte

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Loving Gertrude Stein by Deborah Schnitzer

Deborah Schnitzer | Loving Gertrude Stein | In this long, layered poem, noted scholar Deborah Schnitzer conducts an examination of identity and motherhood by building a discourse around the life

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Sappho’s Leap by Erica Jong

Erica Jong | Sappho’s Leap | ‘According to popular ancient rumour, the Greek poetess Sappho ended her life by throwing herself off a cliff, in unrequited love for a gorgeous ferry