The Love of Good Women
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Complex family novel including the involved coming-out
Isabel Miller Books
Isabel Miller, the pen name of Alma Routsong, was an American novelist celebrated for her contributions to lesbian fiction. Her work delves into themes of love, identity, and societal constraints, often through the lens of compelling female protagonists. Miller's distinctive prose and narrative approach create profoundly moving stories about relationships and self-discovery. Her most acclaimed novel, initially published in 1969, has become a cornerstone of lesbian literature, underscoring the enduring legacy of her literary voice.
Patience And Sarah
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Set in the nineteenth century, Isabel Miller's classic lesbian novel traces the relationship between Patience White, a painter, and Sarah Dowling, a farmer, whose romantic bond does not sit well with the puritanical New England farming community in which they live. Ultimately, they are forced to make life-changing decisions that depend on their courage and their commitment to one another.First self-published in 1969 (titled A Place for Us) in an edition of 1,000 copies, the author hand-sold the book on New York street corners; it garnered increasing attention to the point of receiving the American Library Association's first Gay Book Award in 1971. McGraw-Hill's version of the book a year later brought it to mainstream bookstores across the country.Patience & Sarah is a historical romance whose drama was a touchstone for the burgeoning gay and women's activism of the 1960s and early 1970s. It celebrates the joys of an uninhibited love between two strong women with a confident defiance that remains relevant today.Features an appendix of supplementary materials about Patience & Sarah and the author, as well as an introduction by acclaimed novelist Emma Donoghue.
Die Autorin des Klassikers „Patience & Sarah“ präsentiert eine wunderbare Liebesgeschichte aus den bewegten sechziger Jahren: Patricia und Sharon wachsen zusammen auf, werden aufgrund ihrer „unnatürlichen“ Liebe zueinander getrennt und treffen sich als junge Frauen, geprägt von Vietnam-Protest, Flower Power und schwullesbischem Aufbruch, in New York wieder.
Mit hinreissenden Witz erzählt die Autorin am Geschick der verschüchterten Trude, die zur pfiffigen Gertrude wird, die Geschichte vieler Frauen.
