{"product_id":"9781529910872-lesbian-love-story","title":"Lesbian Love Story","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Queer History of Sapphic Romance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the 2024 LAMBDA Literary award for Best Lesbian Memoir\/Biography!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rare treat . utterly fascinating' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia Armfield\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003e'Compelling, loving stories of lesbians' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e  '\u003cb\u003eFull of warmth and hope - readable, inventive and scholarly\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'Thoroughly enjoyable' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaula Akpan\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003e'Gorgeously, quintessentially lesbian' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLily Lindon\u003c\/i\u003e    '\u003cb\u003eA glowing mosaic of shared experience\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eKate Charlesworth\u003c\/i\u003e   '\u003cb\u003eA radical act of queer love\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eKestral Gaian\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003e'An incredible, affirming book' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLois Shearing\u003c\/i\u003e   '\u003cb\u003eI love this book' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlim Kheraj\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLesbian Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a genre-defying history of sapphic romance like no other.\u003c\/b\u003e On her quest to discovering lesbian role models from the past, Amelia Possanza uncovers seven incredible love stories in the archives. Expertly blending her subjects' own words with richly imagined and vigorously researched moments from recorded archives and other fragments, Possanza weaves together a vivid narrative around the construction of lesbianism. She takes us with her as she uncovers each lesbian's story, yearning and longing alongside them and growing into her own queerness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a celebration of women who love women - sapphics - and a paean to those who have long existed outside of traditional definitions of sexuality and gender, defying the confines of heteronormativity. Each of the lesbians in this collection moved through the world in their own way and helped the world. Their stories illuminate a forgotten and demonised history and show us all a new way to understand what love means when there is nothing material to be gained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40880672571489,"sku":"9781529910872","price":18.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32315205.jpg?v=1737187040","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529910872-lesbian-love-story","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}