Out in America: A Portrait of Gay and Lesbian
Life
by Michael Goff, the Staff of Out magazine
If you ever want to hide from the world, live in a small city, where everyone seems anonymous.Thats the advice of twelve-year-old
Ariella Montero, who lives with her father in Saratoga Springs, New York, in a house haunted more by secrets than by memories. The
Society of S traces her journey south, to Asheville and Savannah, and on to Florida, as she learns that everything she knows about
her family is a lie.When she finds her mother, she learns the truth: Ariella is a fledgling member of the Society of S.S stands for
Sanguinists: a sect of environmentalists concerned with ethics and human rights -- although they happen to be vampires. S also
stands for synesthete: a person able to see words and letters in colors. The letter S is lucky for Sara, Ariellas mother, who gravitates
to cities such as Savannah and Sarasota. But will it be lucky for Ariella?Susan Hubbards novel is an intricate literary mystery that
raises provocative questions about the way we live now. Ariellas voice will lure you into a world where youll meet the others among
us: vampires who cope with their special nature and need for blood in a variety of ways, ranging from the savage to the mundane to
the scientific.
Author: Michael Goff, the Staff of Out magazine
Language: English
Edition: First Edition,
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Publisher: Studio
Publication Date: 1994-11-22
ISBN: 0670858501