Dola de Jong,Lillian Faderman
This courageous early work of lesbian fiction (1951) tells the gripping story of two women torn between desires and taboos in the years leading up to the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam. Erica, a reckless young journalist, pursues passionate but abusive affairs with different women. Bea, a reserved secretary, grows increasingly obsessed with Erica â€”yet denial and shame keep her from recognizing her attraction. Only Beaâ€™s discovery that Erica is half-Jewish and a member of the Dutch resistanceâ€”and thus very much in dangerâ€”brings her closer to accepting her own feelings.
Fiction,LGBT,GLBT,Queer,LGBT,Lesbian,Historical,Historical Fiction,Romance,War,World War II,Feminism,Literature,Classics
The Tree and the Vine