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The price of salt / Patricia Highsmith.
LIBRA PS3558.I366 P7 1996
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995
- Series:
- Triangle classics
- Triangle classics.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lesbians--Fiction.
- Lesbians.
- Genre:
- Romance fiction.
- Fiction.
- Love stories.
- Physical Description:
- 276 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Quality Paperback Book Club, 1996.
- Summary:
- A chance encounter between two lonely women leads to a passionate romance in this lesbian cult classic. Therese, a struggling young sales clerk, and Carol, a homemaker in the midst of a bitter divorce, abandon their oppressive daily routines for the freedom of the open road, where their love can blossom. But their newly discovered bliss is shattered when Carol is forced to choose between her child and her lover. Originally published in 1952 under a pseudonym, The Price of Salt was heralded as the novel of a love society forbids. Highsmith's sensitive treatment of fully realized characters who defy stereotypes about homosexuality marks a departure from previous lesbian pulp fiction. Erotic, eloquent, and suspenseful, this story offers an honest look at the necessity of being true to one's nature.
- Notes:
- "First published in 1952 under the pseudonym Claire Morgan"--Title page verso
- Local Notes:
- Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center.
- OCLC:
- 39920525
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