{"product_id":"stranger-on-lesbos-paperback","title":"Stranger on Lesbos - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eValerie Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarcia Gallo\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSexy, beautiful, frustrated... a neglected housewife finds the delights and degradations of forbidden love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrances, a 1950s housewife, becomes bored with her suburban life and enrolls in a class at the local community college. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFemmes Fatales\u003c\/b\u003e restores to print the best of women's writing in the classic pulp genres of the mid-20th century. From mystery to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, these rediscovered queens of pulp offer subversive perspectives on a turbulent era. Enjoy the series: \u003ci\u003eBedelia\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBunny Lake Is Missing\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBy Cecile\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe G-String Murders\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Girls in 3-B\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLaura\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Loved His Wife\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMother Finds a Body\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNow, Voyager\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eReturn to Lesbos\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSkyscraper\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eStranger on Lesbos\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eStella Dallas\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWomen's Barracks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eValerie Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e is the pen name of Velma Young, author of the lesbian pulp classics \u003ci\u003eWhisper Their Love\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), \u003ci\u003eThe Girls in 3-B\u003c\/i\u003e (1959), \u003ci\u003eWorld Without Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1963), \u003ci\u003eJourney to Fulfillment\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), and \u003ci\u003eRipening\u003c\/i\u003e (1988). With the $500 proceeds of her first novel, \u003ci\u003eHired Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (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). A long-time activist for gay and lesbian rights, she was a co-founder of Mattachine Midwest and the Lesbian Writers Conference in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.4 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725291687999,"sku":"9781558617995","price":16.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a8e48295af2beda15db24eebc19ca42b.webp?v=1765105977","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/stranger-on-lesbos-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}