![]() ![]() Peopled by a cast of unforgettable characters, this is a novel that dares to ask whether love between two women can last. Jane Rules classic lesbian coming-out/conversion novel Desert of the Heart invites us to consider the contiguity of lesbian, gay, and queer literature. An English professor who had always led a conventional life, Evelyn suddenly finds all her beliefs about love, morality, and identity called into question. Evelyn is instantly drawn to the fiercely independent Ann, and their friendship soon evolves into a romantic relationship. Fifteen years younger, Ann Childs works as a change apron in a casino. A voluntary exile in a brave new world, she meets a woman who will change her life. ![]() When Desert of the Heart opens, Evelyn Hall is on a plane that will take her from her old life in Oakland, California, to Reno, where she plans to divorce her husband of sixteen years. Jane Rule's first novel-now a classic of gay and lesbian literature-established her as a foremost writer of the vagaries and yearnings of the female heart Against the backdrop of Reno, Nevada, in the late 1950s, award-winning author Jane Rule chronicles a love affair between two women. ![]()
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