The Tree and the Vine
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
155861141X
ISBN 13
9781558611412
Category
Fiction
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Publication Year
1996
Publisher
Pages
152
Description
This courageous early work of lesbian fiction (1951) tells the gripping story of two women torn between desires and taboos in the years leading up to the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam. Erica, a reckless young journalist, pursues passionate but abusive affairs with different women. Bea, a reserved secretary, grows increasingly obsessed with Erica yet denial and shame keep her from recognizing her attraction. Only Bea’s discovery that Erica is half-Jewish and a member of the Dutch resistanceand thus very much in dangerbrings her closer to accepting her own feelings. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
