Peopled by a cast of unforgettable characters, this is a novel that dares to ask whether love between two women can last. An English professor who had always led a conventional life, Evelyn suddenly finds all her beliefs about love, morality, and identity called into question. Evelyn is instantly drawn to the fiercely independent Ann, and their friendship soon evolves into a romantic relationship.
Fifteen years younger, Ann Childs works as a change apron in a casino. A voluntary exile in a brave new world, she meets a woman who will change her life. Jane Rule (19312007) was the author of several novels and essay collections, including the groundbreaking lesbian love story Desert of the Heart (1964). In Jane Rule Desert of the Heart (1964 filmed as Desert Hearts, 1984), Rule’s first, best-known novel, is considered a classic of lesbian literature it traces the lives of two women, separated by age and background, who meet at a boardinghouse and fall in love. When Desert of the Heart opens, Evelyn Hall is on a plane that will take her from her old life in Oakland, California, to Reno, where she plans to divorce her husband of sixteen years.
" A landmark work of lesbian fiction" and the basis for the acclaimed film Desert Hearts-the New York Times.Īgainst the backdrop of Reno, Nevada, in the late 1950s, award-winning author Jane Rule chronicles a love affair between two women.
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