The Girls in 3-B by Valerie Taylor

The Girls in 3-B

Valerie Taylor

Annice, Pat, and Barby are best friends from Iowa, freshly arrived in booming 1950s Chicago to explore different paths toward independence, self–expression, and sexual freedom. From the hip-hang of a bohemian lifestyle to the sophisticated lure of romance with a handsome, wealthy, married boss to the happier security of a lesbian relationship, these three experience firsthand the dangers and limitations of women’s economic -reliance on men. Well-known lesbian pulp author Valerie Taylor skillfully paints a sociological portrait of the emotional and economic pitfalls of heterosexuality in 1950s America-and then offers a defiantly subversive alternative. A classic pulp tale showcasing predatory beatnik men, drug hallucinations, and secret lesbian trysts, The Girls in 3-B approaches the theme of sex from the stiffened vantage point of 1950s psychology.

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‘A vivid and searching novel of young girls on the brink of womanhood, caught up in the cruel and tantalizing currents of big city life. ‘

‘THEY CAME TO THE CITY fascinated, frightened – hungering after life with that desperate, head-long impatience of the very young…There was Annice…Bright, curious, full of untried passions, she let Alan drag her into his beat-generation world of parties, jazz, booze, marijuana and sex. And Pat…She was big blonde and built for love, but she was saving herself for marriage. Until she met her boss. Right from the beginning Pat knew she’d do anything for him – anything. And Barby…She was the most vulnerable. Men terrified her and for a good reason. When she finally fell in love it was with a woman. THE GIRLS IN 3-B – a vivid and searching novel of young girls on the brink of womanhood, caught up in the cruel and tantalizing currents of big-city life.’ -Back cover

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