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This is one of the best-known early examples of lesbian fiction. It isn't always an easy read, but it is a powerful one.
#literature #LGBTQIA+ #LGBT #lesbian
The Well Of Loneliness | 
pickThis is one of the best-known early examples of lesbian fiction. It isn't always an easy read, but it is a powerful one.
#literature #LGBTQIA+ #LGBT #lesbian
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These ones have all at one time been banned in the U.K, though all are freely available now.
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Today's #read99women comes from Carrie Callaghan, whose new novel SALT THE SNOW is out now! She stumbled across a groundbreaking novel in her research on Milly Bennett, and shares her recommendation for THE WELL OF LONELINESS. http://www.greermacallister.com/blog/2020/2/4/read99women-carrie-callaghan
First published in 1928, the tagged book became the subject of a trial under the Obscene Publications Act 1857, and was banned in the UK because it defended “unnatural practices between women.” The ban was not lifted until 1959, 16 years after the author‘s death.
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1. Nothing!! 😱 I finished a book in the car on my way to a night out this evening!
2. The tagged book.
3. Lanny by Max Porter
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Considered one of the first novels about a lesbian love affair. It was pretty heartbreaking. 💔
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pickThis was pretty heavy going due to the unremittingly bleak and maudlin tone, but I guess that reflects the reality of being LGBTQ at the time. Some of the attitudes of the author are equally 'of their time' - the description of the 'negroes' made me wince - but a lot of the writing is really beautiful, especially the last chapter. #ReadHarder
I found a few books I intend to read for PopSugar's 2018 Reading Challenge, like The Well of Loneliness and To Kill A Mockingbird. #bookhaul photo 2 of 4 from The Book Thing of Baltimore.
This needs to be returned 📚🔜 on Friday via Borrow Box and I'm on page 159 of 914. Think I might need to renew..... @RealLifeReading #emojinovember
My library reservation came in. For some reason I expected it to be a slim little book. It wasn't. So I picked up something else as well... (logic!)
I feel like I should know what Amit Chaudhuri's written, but I can't see anything that sounds familiar, so short stories with beautiful Indian instruments on the cover seems like a good place to start.
pickA lesbian novel from the early 20th century. It follows the life of Stephen, an English girl who is obviously gay from an early age. Her father understands and tries to protect her but after his death she has to face the cruel world, in which homosexuality is still a huge taboo. #1001books Picture: Plaza Ayuntamiento, Valencia, Spain
This is for my #TBT pick. I like to collect pulps because of the art work. When I first moved to Indiana sixteen years ago I found this at the Bloomington GW. I then started to collect as many copies of this book I could find, and came across a copy of Hall's biography. Hall could be a bit of a tyrant and treated one of her partners very badly. It was something Hall came to regret later in life.
pickI'm doing the 2016 reading challenge with several friends. I figured it's a good way to diversify my reading. The Well of Loneliness was my choice for a banned book. I have to say I found it much more compelling than I expected. It's quite tragic and in a way heartbreaking. Life in exile.
