Stranger on Lesbos (Femmes Fatales)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 155861799X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Not as compelling as hoped, but still very well worth reading" according to MEB. Not as instantly compelling as other books in the FEMME FATALES series by FEMINIST PRESS, but easy and enjoyable to read all the same. There's not much conflict in early sections of the book -- the drama comes from Frances (a Chicago housewife) partially integrating into the lesbian experience of the 1960s Midwest. Only toward the end of the book does her dual life start to become a problem for her in her "straight" life.Still very well worth reading for Valerie Taylor's frank descriptions of the vari
With the $500 proceeds of her first novel, Hired Girl (1953), Taylor bought a pair of shoes, two dresses, and hired a divorce lawyer. Valerie Taylor is the pen name of Velma Young, author of the lesbian pulp classics Whisper Their Love (1957), The Girls in 3-B (1959), World Without Men (1963), Journey to Fulfillment (1964), and Ripening (1988). After leaving her husband, she kicked off a prolific career as
A long-time activist for gay and lesbian rights, she was a co-founder of Mattachine Midwest and the Lesbian Writers Conference in Chicago.. With the $500 proceeds of her first novel, Hired Girl (1953), Taylor bought a pair of shoes, two dresses, and hired a divorce lawyer. About the AuthorValerie Taylor is the pen name of Velma Young, author of the lesbian pulp classics Whisper Their Love (1957), The Girls in 3-B (1959), World Without Men (1963), Journey to Fulfillment (1964), and Ripening (1988). After leaving her husband, she kicked off a prolific career as the author of pulp fiction novels, poetry (under the name of Nacella Young), a
Enjoy the series: Bedelia; Bunny Lake Is Missing; By Cecile; The G-String Murders; The Girls in 3-B; Laura; The Man Who Loved His Wife; Mother Finds a Body; Now, Voyager; Return to Lesbos; Skyscraper; Stranger on Lesbos; Stella Dallas; Women's Barracks.. In thrall to a forbidden world of martini lunches, late nights at queer bars, and a sexual passion she never knew was possible, Frances must choose between the safety of heterosexual marriage or the dangers of life on the edge of society.Femmes Fatales restores to print the best of women’s writing in the classic pulp genres of the mid-20th century. Sexy, beautiful, frustrated a neglected housewife finds the delights and degradations of forbidden love.Frances, a 1950s housewife, becomes bored with her suburban life and enrolls in a class at the local community college. From mystery to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, these rediscovered queens of pulp offer subversive perspectives on a turbulent era. Wh