Three Women by March Hastings

One of the best novels to come out of the golden age of lesbian pulps, this 1958 classic returns to delight a new generation of readers. Phil Carlson’s marriage proposal is 18-year-old Paula’s ticket out of the tenement and dingy life with her alcoholic father. But the dream dissolves the moment Paula meets Byrne, Phil’s wealthy aunt. Byrne, an artist who lives in Greenwich Village, is bewitched by Paula’s crush on her and daringly allows it to blossom, despite the dark secret that forever ties her to another woman.