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| My Favorite Lesbian Novels and On-line Original Lesbian Fiction By Robin Dee Title: Accidental Love by B. L. Miller Paperback: 356 pages Publisher: Intaglio Publications, (July 2005) Amazon: $15.50 The story begins on a cold winter evening in modern day Albany with Rose Grayson on her way home after working her shift as a cashier in a local supermarket. Heading home that evening also, slightly inebriated and in a bad mood after an unpleasant business dinner, is wealthy executive Veronica "Ronnie" Cartwright - her life about to be forever changed when a fleeing figure suddenly darts in front of her Porsche. Horrified by the accident but hoping to avoid the repercussions that would come from acknowledging her involvement, Ronnie rushes the |
| unconscious young woman to the hospital claiming simply to have found her in the street but willing to take responsibility for her care. In the ensuing days as the executive continues to try to help Rose Grayson what she discovers is a poignant picture of a young woman very much alone, living in poverty, and trying to survive in a world that is often brutal to those with the kindest hearts. What begins as a responsibility for the executive soon leads to a very special friendship and then to something wholly unexpected for Ronnie - as she finds herself falling deeply and completely in love with the young woman, trying to deal with old fears from the past and with the knowledge that what happened on a cold winter evening may very well come back to haunt her someday. Miller fleshes out the plot by exploring the family dynamics of both these women including a number of colorful supporting characters in a storyline that is emotional, funny, sexy and riveting. *************************************************************************** On-line Title: Accidental Love by B. L. Miller Location on the web: http://web.archive.org/web/20061013111823/http://blmiller.net/room/romance/accidental1.html |
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| Beggar of Love By Lee Lynch Review by J. E. Knowles in Lesbians of North London blog The highest recommendation I can give Lee Lynch’s writing is that you will not mistake it for anyone else’s. Her voice and imagination are uniquely her own. Lynch has been out and proudly writing about it for longer than many of us have been alive. In her new novel, Beggar of Love, she creates a protagonist, Jefferson (known by her surname), so fully realised that the story seems to distill the last several decades of lesbian life. Since The Swashbuckler (1985), Lynch has unapologetically written novels about and for dykes. As Nicola Griffith has said about ‘lesbian fiction’ (asknicola.blogspot.com), it would not be a compliment to suggest that Lynch transcends the genre; good books are not a genre. A good book can make the reader laugh, feel desire, and think, sometimes all in the same scene. Lynch does this with pithy sentences that can convey an entire relationship and more: ‘The occasional harshness that remained in Ginger’s accent grated on Jefferson, who’d been raised to sound like a class, not a location’ (p. 88). Here she describes a phenomenon this reader never had words for, but recognised instantly. Lynch is that rare US writer who knows that class—not race or sexuality—is the great American taboo. Her fiction can be relied upon to show us characters not only of different classes, pace American denial, but of different ages and racial/ethnic backgrounds—and she introduces them effortlessly, because her dyke world cuts across all those lines. This diversity is one of the things lesbian and feminist literature was supposed to deliver. Lynch delivers. Another thing Beggar of Love does, that novelists rarely achieve, is to keep the outcome for the hero in genuine doubt until the very last page. The reader comes to know Jefferson in all her charming, sometimes infuriating butch complexity, and Lynch honors her readers’ intelligence by giving Jefferson many dimensions. In bringing these fully to life, she also does justice to her character. Nor is gender diversity absent from Beggar of Love. Like much of Lynch’s work it celebrates butch and femme, especially butch sexuality, as more than fixed references to one point in time. There are few male characters, although there are hints that Jefferson’s father, Jarvy, sought the company of other men while married to Jefferson’s mother. Jefferson seems to have inherited her father’s roving eye, as surely as his alcoholism. Jarvy’s story brings to mind the father’s tragedy in Fun Home, Alison Bechdel’s graphic (in the sense of drawn media) memoir. What takes the reader through the years and pages of this novel is, finally, the writing. ‘She'd been in love before, of course. Angela was still like ivy entwining her heart that some day would leave impressions, fossils of love, but her sensations now moved inside those ivied walls’ (p. 85). Jefferson’s feelings, if not her experiences, are universal. ‘Now that she knew she was capable of betrayal and inflicting pain in order to have what she wanted, she suspected everyone else in the world was capable of the same thing. She'd discovered that she couldn't trust herself to honor what she'd thought she'd believed in. How could she now trust anyone else?’ (pp. 101-02) Lee Lynch finds the words. J. E. Knowles is the author of Arusha, a Lambda Literary Award finalist. Her second novel will be published in 2012. She may be contacted via her Web site, jeknowles.com. |
| Four of Lee Lynch's ebooks have recently been released as a Classic Fiction eBook Bundle by Lee Lynch at Bold Strokes Books. They're available at: http://goo.gl/gaJIR |
| Rose's Will A review by JJ Esplin Here's what people are saying about Denise DeSio's debut novel, ROSE'S WILL: "The strength, the humor, the sarcasm, the sentimentality, the history, the insight, the warmth and a genuine talent for story telling, made this a rich, captivating, well written page turner, definitely worth reading!" "Rose's Will cuts close to the psychological bone...of family pain and drama. Reading this novel is like rubbernecking the scene of the accident." "Denise DeSio, in her first novel, has mastered "the pure, clear word", as described by the great American poet James Wright. The writing is spare and authentic, the pace is quick, and the plot clever." "It has been a long time since a book affected me in such a profound way." |
| "DeSio captures the very essence of dramatic family life and unravels some interesting truths about the family dynamic that most people would prefer to turn a blind eye to." "Rose's Will" does a fine job of illustrating how our individual choices come with their own opportunity cost' "I don't love you, but I've always wanted to" - This one gripping line from Denise DeSio's powerful new book, "Rose's Will" captures the true essence of the dysfunctional family relationship." Rose’s Will, by Denise DeSio, describes the current emotions and past remembrances of Rose’ s family in the time just before and after her death. Rose’s daughter, Glory, discovers that there may have been an explanation for her mother’s abusive treatment of her and that it may not have all been her fault. What will she do with that information? And what will she do if Rose disowns her as she has threatened to do? How will it affect the relationship between brother and sister? All of this works out with the drama of 9/11 looming in the background. DeSio writes well, switching between the viewpoints of three characters and allowing the reader to understand the motivations, goals and desires of all the members of the inner circle in Rose’s last days. The ending is surprising, but it shouldn’t be. All the actions of one of characters lead up to the final discovery. This is DeSio's debut novel and word has it that the character Glory is based on her own story. Rose’s Will is available electronically from several sources, including AMAZON andBARNES & NOBLE Bio: DeSio is an unforgettable character in the Phoenix lesbian community, She was the popular moderator for the Lesbian Social Network’s Speed Dating event for many years, and has been involved in a wide range of other activities in the community. Her partner is Carol Reid Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Roses-Will-ebook/dp/B005RU3LRC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital- text&ie=UTF8&qid=1325742647&sr=1-1 B & N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/roses-will-denise-desio/1104526464? ean=2940013361768&itm=1&usri=rose%27s+will 48fourteen: http://48fourteen.com/catalog/roses-will |