Sister Gin
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- Synopsis
- Aging, lesbian consciousness, the difficulty of escaping from alcoholism--these are the themes of June Arnold's extraordinary novel, first published by Daughters in 1975. The novel stands squarely in the southern literary tradition, depicting with memorable hilarity a group of elderly female vigilantes who take local rape deference into their own hands. Critics and fellow writers have rightly lauded it as a classic of experimental fiction. It is also a unique exploration of menopause as rebirth. "Sister Gin is a tour de force about lesbianism and alcoholism, fat and feminism, rape and race, falling in love with your lover's mother's girlfriend, and it has the very best description of hot flashes in literature."--Jane Marcus
- Copyright:
- 1975
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 237 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781558610101
- Publisher:
- Feminist Press at The City University of New York
- Date of Addition:
- 03/19/12
- Copyrighted By:
- June Arnold, Jane Marcus
- Adult content:
- Yes
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
- Submitted By:
- BookLady
- Proofread By:
- Sharon Monthei
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.