Lesbian Love Story

Name: Lesbian Love Story
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781529910872
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A Queer History of Sapphic Romance

By Amelia Possanza

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Lesbian Love Story by Amelia Possanza explores the vibrant history of lesbian relationships in America. Through her engagement with archival material and personal narratives, Possanza offers a tapestry of love stories that span decades, shedding light on the resilience and diversity of lesbian experiences. The book combines historical insights with emotional depth, providing both educational and heartfelt perspectives.
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This book may appeal to you if you are interested in exploring the overlooked and often untold stories of love and identity through the lens of queer history. It offers a blend of personal narrative and historical insight, perfect for those who enjoy learning about marginalized voices in an educational context.

Lesbian Love Story

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Remarkable stories from seven unforgettable historic lesbians and what they can teach us about love.

A TIME MAGAZINE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023 A BUZZFEED MOST ANTICIPATED LGBTQ+ BOOK OF 2023 A ZIBBY MAG MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK

Charting the stories of Olympic athletes and lesbian memoirists, via Sappho, Lesbian Love Story is a genre-defying repository of sapphic romance like no other.

On her quest to discover lesbian role models overlooked by history, Amelia Possanza uncovers seven incredible love stories in the archives. Expertly blending her subjects' own words with richly imagined and vigorously researched moments from their lives to tell their stories in an intimate, vivid, and immediate way, Possanza weaves these narratives together with her own memories of uncovering the past, yearning and longing alongside her subjects, and growing into her queerness.

This is a celebration of sapphics - of women who love women - but also of people who have always existed outside of traditional definitions of gender and bravely lived beyond the confines of heteronormativity. Each of the lesbians in this memoir moved through the world in their own way and helped the world. Their stories illuminate a forgotten history, as well as showing us all a new way to understand what love means when there is nothing material to be gained.

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Amelia Possanza's Lesbian Love Story has been acclaimed for its warmth, intelligence, and empathy, blending personal memoir with archival exploration to showcase lesbian love across eras. Reviews highlight the book's vibrant narrative style, its celebration of queer history, and its ability to present lesbian love stories with both academic depth and heartfelt storytelling. The work is praised for its accessible prose and its role as a love letter to the lesbian community, weaving together historical and personal narratives with wit and imagination.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529910872

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Square Peg

Illustration: Non-illustrated. The painting on the cover is by Jenna Gribbon

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 162.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 288

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Amelia Possanza Biography & Memoir Education & Reference History & Military LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

A full-time book publicist and part-time writer, Amelia Possanza currently lives in Brooklyn with her cat. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Electric Literature, The Millions, and NPR's Invisibilia. Lesbian Love Story is her first book.