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Name: Desert Of The Heart

Author: Jane Rule
Year: 1964
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Popularity: 1.6
Genres/categories: Lesbian, Romance

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ISBN:
9780889223011
9780930044732
9781594930355
9781872642215
0889223017
0930044738
0965030741
159493035X
1872642217
'??A landmark work of lesbian fiction.'? '??The New York Times Jane Rule'??s first novel'??now a classic of gay and lesbian literature'??established her as a foremost writer of the vagaries and yearnings of the female heart Against the backdrop of Reno, Nevada, in the late 1950s, award-winning author Jane Rule chronicles a love affair between two women. When Desert of the Heart opens, Evelyn Hall is on a plane that will take her from her old life in Oakland, California, to Reno, where she plans to divorce her husband of sixteen years. A voluntary exile in a brave new world, she meets a woman who will change her life. Fifteen years younger, Ann Childs works as a change apron in a casino. Evelyn is instantly drawn to the fiercely independent Ann, and their friendship soon evolves into a romantic relationship. An English professor who had always led a conventional life, Evelyn suddenly finds all her beliefs about love, morality, and identity called into question. Peopled by a cast of unforgettable characters, this is a novel that dares to ask whether love between two women can last.
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