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We asked and they responded. DCDykes.com is proud to welcome two brave women who answer our plea for help with the Books Section. BookBuff and Bunctius will be offering you their thoughts on some great lesbian books.

"Fingersmith" by Sarah Waters' is another great novel, set in the same period as her previous two, Victorian era London. Sue Trinder is an orphaned girl living with a Mrs Sucksby in London. Mrs Sucksby's household is an odd one. Mr Ibbs ( a tenant of the house) is a...Read more of BookBuff's review here.

"Affinity" by Sarah Waters' second novel and, personally, my favorite of the three. I love the dark mysterious environment she creates and to add to that, the plot is almost impossible to predict. The setting is Victorian era London. The novel evolves around the female inmates at Millbank Prison...Read more of BookBuff's review here.

"Club Twelve" by Amanda Kyle Williams - Xena let me read her copy of Club Twelve by Amanda Kyle Williams. Club Twelve is the first book in the Madison McGuire espionage series. Madison McGuire is America's top deep cover operative who has been serving the National Operations Intelligence Service (NOIS) for 18 years. In this book, Madison's lover has been killed in London in an explosion that was meant for her...Read more of Gabrielle's review here.

"The Sea of Light" by Jennifer Levin - Jennifer Levin, who wrote The Sea of Light, later penned a book I haven’t read called Water Dancer, and then vanished. I’m sure she’s out there, trying to teach young and eager minds “how to write” in some small New England academic haven, an endeavor which Mark Helprin once supposed would be about as easy as stringing oak trees together in bails like hay...Read more of Bunctius' review here.

"Tipping the Velvet" by Sarah Waters - In "Tipping the Velvet", the heroine is Nan King. The book follows her life as she falls for an actress who performs in drag (Kitty) and runs away with her to start a new life in London...Read more of BookBuff's review here.

 

Melissa's autobiography titled "The Truth is...My Life in Love and Music" is still available in bookstores. It hit bookstore shelves on June 19, 2001. The reviews were pretty good. Both of us have read the book and jotted down two different reviews.

Read Gabrielle's Review

Read Xena's Review

Links

FemFic.org - This site is a directory of websites, email lists, and other online resources with lesbian fan fiction or original fiction. The links on this page lead to websites with stories that portray women in same-sex romantic and sexual relationships. If you are under 18 or offended by lesbian relationships, or if such stories are illegal in your area, please visit fanfiction.net for general fan fiction instead.

The Lambda Literary Foundation - Devoted to the recognition & promotion of gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual writing. One of their main magazines is The Lambda Book Report which is a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender magazine with great features, interviews, and the publishing news you need to know.

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