The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
Radclyffe Hall | The Well of Loneliness | 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 outrig
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Winter Love by Han Suyin
Han Suyin | Winter Love | Winter Love is a study of Lesbianism, compassionate but nonetheless clinical in its dissection. For the most part the story is viewed through the eyes
Dyke and the Dybbuk by Ellen Galford
Ellen Galford | Dyke and the Dybbuk | Winner of the 1994 Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian and Gay Humor; finalist for the 1995 American Library Association Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual
The Passion of Alice by Stephanie Grant
Stephanie Grant | The Passion of Alice | It’s 1984 and Alice Forrester is a 25-year-old anorexic who has just experienced heart failure when she is admitted into a hospital renowned for its e
Magic Eight Ball by Marion Douglas
Marion Douglas | Magic Eight Ball | At age 11, Julia Raine and her best friend, Lois Wilde, use a ‘magic eight ball’ to channel the imaginary voice of Mrs. McCracken, a doll who gives ad
The Visitation by Michele Roberts
Michele Roberts | The Visitation | Helen is in conflict with her suburban upbringing, her independence, her creativity, and generations of silence surrounding notions of gender and sexu
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Fannie Flagg | Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe | Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is the now-classic novel of two women in the 1980s; of gray-h
Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson | Hangsaman | Shirley Jackson’s chilling second novel, based on her own experiences and an actual mysterious disappearance
Seventeen-year-old Natalie Waite
Contract with the World by Jane Rule
Jane Rule | Contract with the World | Six characters use Art to try and make sense of their lives and establish a relationship with the outside world. For some there is success, for other
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