Lesbian Fiction
rochelle hollander schwab
Does love or law make a family? In what Rosellen Brown calls a "challenging investigation of the complexities of many kinds of families," a birth mother's death sparks a three-way custody battle between lesbian co-mother, gay sperm donor and grandparents bent on rescuing their grandchild from a "homosexual lifestyle." "A real page-turner." -The San Francisco Chronicle. A Reading Group Choices 1997 selection.
orlando place press $10.95 paper
CLOUD NINE AFFAIR
katherine e. kreuter
Christine Grandy - rebellious, wealthy, twenty-something - has disappeared in India, along with her hippie lover, Monica Ward. Expert sleuth Paige Taylor is hired to find them. The trail to Christine is mined with obstacles, and high in the Himalayas, Paige discovers this mission is far more dangerous than she dreamed. A witty, sophisticated mystery filled with colorful characters, romance and the magical lure of faraway places.
rising tide press $11.99 paper
BLOODSONG
karen marie christa minns
In lyric and erotic prose, Minns continues the story of the vampire Darsen, first introduced in her Lammy-nominated Virago. Against her will, Ginny has been given the bite that is transforming her into a vampire. As Darsen waits for her victim to weaken, Ginny's lover Manilla readies herself for the confrontation when Darsen returns to claim Ginny forever.
bluestocking books $12.95 paper
NINA IN THE WILDERNESS
sarah aldridge
Annie helps Nina, the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Amazon, to recover from her traumatic experience. The daughter of two famous, incompatible people, Annie finds she must also defend her father's reputation as the premier American poet from charges of plagiarism. A story of passionate love and of the love that inspires true friendship.
a & m books $11.95 paper
carol anshaw
Christine Snow, a successful Chicago therapist, sets out to find her vanished lover, travel photographer Taylor Hayes. Forging a trail that leads into the heart of Morocco, Seven Moves tracks Christine's gradual recognition that no one can ever really know another's soul. Funny, hip and laser-sharp, this is a "tightly told tale that resists the bookmark as well as any thriller." -Chicago Sun-Times.
houghton mifflin $11.00 paper
carol anshaw
"I found myself wishing I could...start a discussion group to debate all the questions this astonishing novel provokes." -Dorothy Allison. Carol Anshaw traces three possible paths for Olympic swimmer Jesse Austin after she is seduced and consequently edged out of a gold medal by her Australian rival. "The most original novel in years." -Chicago Tribune. Winner, Carl Sandburg Award for Fiction.
houghton mifflin $11.00 paper
dual reader's guide available
lynn kanter
Brimming with feeling, wit and insight into grief and chosen families, The Mayor of Heaven begins as four friends prepare for a party saluting Claire Morganstern - charismatic, dynamic, and dead of breast cancer at 45. Claire's partner, Lucy, and her friends Rasheda, Jane and Harry struggle to reshape their lives, their allegiances and their expectations as they learn to live with her absence.
third side press $22.95 hardcover
See also:
BEYOND THE PALE
THE MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT
