Desert of the Heart

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Filigrane

Année de parution:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480429406

<DIV><b>&ldquo;A landmark work of lesbian fiction.&rdquo; &mdash;<i>The New York Times</i></b></div><DIV><b><BR>Jane Rule&rsquo;s first novel&mdash;now a classic of gay and lesbian literature&mdash;established her as a foremost writer of the vagaries and yearnings of the female heart&#160;&#160;</b></div><DIV><BR>Against the backdrop of Reno, Nevada, in the late 1950s, award-winning author Jane Rule chronicles a love affair between two women.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>When <i>Desert of the Heart </i>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.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>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.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>Peopled by a cast of unforgettable characters, this is a novel that dares to ask whether love between two women can last. &#160;</div>