Lovesick Blossoms
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Lovesick Blossoms
In a small Kentucky college town in 1953, two married women desperately fall in love with each other, until a moment of indiscretion threatens to destroy both their lives.
In her new adult novel, award-winning author Julia Watts creates a compelling, emotional queer tale of power and passion. Colleagues and neighbours of Samuel and Boots are more than willing to accept their married status, even though Samuel "dresses like a boy" and the pair's relationship is one of convenience that will never be consummated. But when Samuel meets a new professor's wife, Frances, at a faculty party, she soon falls in love, and learns the difficulty of discretion in a small townβwith tragic consequences.
LAMBDA award-winning author Julia Watts (Needlework, Quiver) returns to adult fiction in this heartbreaking, yet hopeful novel. Highly recommended for fans of Lauren Groff, Rosie Walsh, and Alexandria Bellefleur.
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Lovesick Blossoms by Julia Watts is highly appreciated for its compelling portrayal of a clandestine sapphic affair set in 1950s Kentucky. Critics praise its emotional and heartfelt narrative, transporting readers to a vividly depicted era while addressing important social issues. The characters are described as unforgettable, with the story recognised as an important addition to literature chronicling LGBTQ experiences in Appalachia.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781953103420
Publisher: Three Rooms Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 November 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Three Rooms Press
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 139.0mm
Height: 209.0mm
Weight: 0g
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About the Author
Julia Watts is the author of fourteen novels and several short story collections in the genres of young adult fiction and lesbian fiction/erotica. Her books, set in Appalachia, often depict the lives of LGBTQ people in the Bible Belt. Her most recent YA novel, Needlework, was selected as Tennessee's youth selection for the "Great Reads from Great Places" list for the 2022 National Book Festival of the Library of Congress, and won Honorable Mention for Best YA novel of the year in the Foreword INDIES awards. Her novel Finding H.F. (Alyson Press) won the Lambda Literary Award in the children/young adult category. Her YA novel, Quiver, set in rural Tennessee, received a rare "Perfect 10 Rating" from VOYA Magazine, and was selected for the American Library Association's Rainbow List. Her novel Secret City(Bella Books) was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and a winner of a Golden Crown Literary Award. In 2020 Watts was given the Tennessee Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Award. She lives in Knoxville, TN.
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