Stranger on Lesbos (Femmes Fatales)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (774 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 155861799X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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After leaving her husband, she kicked off a prolific career as the author of pulp fiction novels, poetry (under the name of Nacella Young), and romances (under the name Francine Davenport). A long-time activist for gay and lesbian rights, she was a co-founder of Mattachine Midwest and the Lesbian Writers Conference in Chicago.. Valerie Taylor is the pen name of Velma Young, author of the lesbian pulp classics Whisper Their Love (1957), The Girls in 3-B<
From mystery to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, these rediscovered queens of pulp offer subversive perspectives on a turbulent era. When she meets Blake, a butch lesbian, her life completely changes. 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
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. After leaving her husband, she kicked off a prolific career as the author of pulp fiction novels, poetry (under the name of Nacella Young), and romances (under the name Francine Davenport). About the AuthorValerie Taylor is the pen name of Velma Young, author of the lesbian pulp classics W
"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 Valer