While the main plot centers on a heterosexual woman (Jane) who gets pregnant after a one-night stand, the book features a prominent, positive secondary lesbian character named Mavis. Mavis is a professional jazz musician who also lives in the boarding house, and she acts as a deeply supportive friend, protector, and mentor to Jane. For a 1960 novel, Mavis is portrayed with unusual dignity, warmth, and respect rather than as a tragic or predatory stereotype.
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| ISBN: 9789997406934 |
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| Genre: Fiction |
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| Publication Date: 1961-06-01 |
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| Publisher: Simon & Schuster |
| Language: English |
| Format: Hardcover |
| Pages: 320 |
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| Book_ID: 106451 |