Explore Solitaire Und Brahms Edited By Sarah Dreher Classified In Readable Copy

really enjoyed reading this, I wanted to keep reading, but didn't want it to end, The book is set inand follows amonth period in the life ofyear old Shelby Camden.
She is engaged to be married the next year and has a very controlling mother, Shelby is constantly getting migraines and begins to contemplate suicide with all the pressure put upon her by family and friends.


Early on in the book, Shelby meets Fran Jarvis who moves into the house where she lives.
Her friendship with Fran allows her to eventually take control of her life and figure out what she needs to do.
I don't know if I would have the courage to do some of the things Shelby did in the end, then or in today's times.
I loved Fran's character in particular, even though this is Shelby's story, Wow

This was a book I didn't want to end, Well written and insightful and for those of us over the hill lesbians a jolting reminder o f the not so pleasant past.
I had forgotten the extent we went through to hide our private lives, This is a wonderful book that I highly recommend to young and old alike, So far as I know this is Sarah Dreher's only novel that isn't a Stoner McTavish story.


I really liked most of the Stoner books so I was looking forward to reading this one.
Not that it's new it was published in, but I only learned about Dreher's work a couple of years ago and it's been fun catching up.


This is the story of a woman's coming out, not only to others, but to herself.
But, it's set in the early sixties during Kennedy's presidency, Coming out then often had far more serious consequences that it does today and it can still be risky enough today.


Dreher has a knack for characters and the characters always felt real to me.
They didn't always do things the way I would do them, but I could see how they made the decisions they did.
I can't say much without getting into spoilers but I can say this a book I really enjoyed.
Wenn eine Frau, die Frauen liebt, keine Frau ist, wer dann
Beruflich erfolgreich, allgemein beliebt und frisch verlobt, wehrt sich Shelby dennoch gegen das traditionelle Rollenverhalten einer gehorsamen Ehefrau, in das ihre Umwelt sie drängen will.
Als sie merkt, wieviel ihre neue Nachbarin Fran ihr bedeutet, beginnt sie die Puzzleteile in ihrem Leben endlich neu zu ordnen.

Sarah Dreher zeichnet in ihrem persönlichsten Roman ein einfühlsames, humorvolles und zugleich schmerzhaft realistisches Bild der sechziger Jahre, aus der Zeit vor Stonewall und Gay Pride, als eine richtige Frau sich nicht gegen gesellschaftliche Erwartungen auflehnen geschweige denn in eine andere Frau verlieben durfte.
So relieved I still love this,

It's a shame it didn't receive the care it deserved when it was digitized.
Not a whole lot but still too many OCR errors, It's been a while since a book sucked me in like this one did there may have been some sneaky reading at work.
A wellobserved and moving coming out story, Recommended for fans of Carol who want something similar, I love this book! Born March,, in Hanover, Pa, Sarah Dreher attended Wellesley College and went on to earn her doctorate in clinical psychology from Purdue University.
She moved into Amherst, MA where she established her private practice, She was the co founder of Sunrise Amanecer Inc, a nonprofit organization, serving as president and clinical director for seven years, She was a member of the Welsh Society of Western New England and an activist during the womens movement.
Dreher was the author of the Stoner McTavish lesbian detective series, The seventh in the series, Shamans Moon, won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Mystery for.
Dreher was also the author of several plays and a romance novel Solitaire and Brahms, She was t Born March,, in Hanover, Pa, Sarah Dreher attended Wellesley College and went on to earn her doctorate in clinical psychology from Purdue University.
She moved into Amherst, MA where she established her private practice, She was the co founder of Sunrise Amanecer Inc, a nonprofit organization, serving as president and clinical director for seven years, She was a member of the Welsh Society of Western New England and an activist during the women's movement.
Dreher was the author of the Stoner McTavish lesbian detective series, The seventh in the series, Shaman's Moon, won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Mystery for.
Dreher was also the author of several plays and a romance novel Solitaire and Brahms, She was the recipient of theAlice B, Readers' Award. sitelink.