'Funny and full of heart but also wise' - Polly Clark
It's the early 1980s, and a household of lesbian feminists establish a women-only commune in an ancient Californian redwood forest.
It seems a perfect place to practise the ritual magic that helps them function harmoniously as a group - even if they aren't all true believers. By getting back to the land, they can also live more as nature intended and give the finger to the Patriarchy.
That doesn't stop jealousies arising, as Wren, an artist, nurses an unrequited crush on Robin, the land's extraordinarily generous owner. Further conflict brews as Gloria, the manipulative leader of the group, disagrees with Robin about her own rule: no men on the land.
Warm, funny and harking unashamedly back to a less toxic era, A Circle Outside is a seductive vision of a utopian dream, where the only real magic is self-transformation.
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'A stylish and entertaining debut in which a coven of lesbians use every means at their disposal to preserve their women-only paradise from men. Funny, full of heart but also wise in its resistance to easy conclusions' Polly Clark, author of Ocean
'A Circle Outside will instantly transport you to the dusky beauty of California's redwood groves and the heady liberation politics of lesbian community in the 1980s. Rosewood has written a wild, witchy and whimsical book with engrossing and complex characters. This novel is nearly impossible to put down' Irene Reti, author of Out in the Redwoods
'With enthusiasm, good humour and fellowship, the women of A Circle Outside break new ground. The fresh growth on this farm is joyfully rampant, in so many ways' Roger Swain, presenter of The Victory Garden
'Witches, lesbians, psychedelic trips and political activism set among the redwood groves of 1980s California in a bubbling cauldron of interpersonal strife, love affairs and feminism - all dished up with a side order of wisdom and humour. A Circle Outside is a cracking read which is sure to appeal to anyone who ever had a misspent youth or an ideal or two' Sally North, Holythorn Press
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Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 129 mm
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978-1-78563-428-4 (9781785634284)
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Linda Rosewood writes about lesbian culture, politics, and history. She is a Californian now living in Ireland. A Circle Outside is her debut novel.
