Category: Grier Rated

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

Ann Bannon | Odd Girl Out | Beth was there when Laura arrived…

She was the brain, the sparkle, the gay rebel voice, and wonder of wonders, she choose Laura as her room

Simon Eisner | The Naked Storm | ‘Agony, lust, and mortal conflict cram the corridors of a snowbound train. A front man for a tinhorn gambling syndicate, a woman whose body had never

Valerie Taylor | The Girls in 3-B | ‘Men terrified her and for a good reason. WHen she finally fell in love it was with a woman.’

Charles Mergendahl | The Bramble Bush | A Woman’s Shame, a Man’s Guilt – the big novel of the loves and scandals that shook a small New England

G. Sheila Donisthorpe | Loveliest of Friends | From the back cover: ‘The World Condemned Their Love. When this book first appeared in England, it created a sensation and was favorably compared to

Chris Albertson | Bessie | A biography of Bessie Smith, the great singer known as the ‘Empress of the Blues’. Considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time, Bes

Charles Mergendahl | The Bramble Bush | A Woman’s Shame, a Man’s Guilt – the big novel of the loves and scandals that shook a small New England

Agnete Holk | The Straggler | In lieu of a plot, here is an excerpt:

”The people there, the women that is, mainly regard themselves as couples. In order not to draw too m

Mary Renault | The Friendly Young Ladies | Set in 1937, The Friendly Young Ladies is a romantic comedy of off-Bloomsbury bohemia. Sheltered, naïve, and just eighteen, Elsie leaves the st