Beowulf for cretins : a love story / Ann McMan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McMan, Ann, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lesbians--Fiction.

Lesbians.

Women college teachers--Fiction.

Women college teachers.

Genre:

Fiction.

Lesbian fiction.

Romance fiction.

Physical Description:

272 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Bywater books first edition.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, MI : Bywater Books, 2018.

Summary:

"English professor and aspiring novelist, Grace Warner spends her days teaching four sections of "Beowulf for Cretins" to bored and disinterested students at one of New England's "hidden ivy" colleges. Not long after she is dumped by her longtime girlfriend, Grace meets the engaging and mysterious Abbie on a cross-country flight. Sparks fly on and off the plane as the two strangers give in to one night of reckless passion with no strings attached, and no contact information exchanged. Back home at St. Albans, the college rocks Grace's world when it announces the appointment of a new president, the first woman in its 165-year history. Cue Abbie--and cue Grace's collision course with a neurotic dog named Grendel, a fractious rival for tenure, and a woman called Ochre, in what very well might be Grace's last real shot at happiness."--Back cover.

Notes:

"This novel reimagines and expands on the short story, "Falling From Grace," which was originally published in the award-winning story collection, Sidecar by Ann McMan"--Title page verso.

Lambda Literary Awards - Lesbian Romance, Winner, 2019

ISBN:

9781612941172

1612941176

OCLC:

1007752762