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THE LION HOWE BY MARJORIE LEE. RINEHART, 1959.

MAJOR LESBIAN NOVEL FOR 1959. JO, 46, THE NARRATOR, TELLS

OF THE ABORTIVE BUT BEAUTIFUL LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN HERSELF AND FRANNIE, AGED 30. BOTH ARE MARRIED WOMEN CAUGHT IN CONVENTIONAL SUBURBIA; BOTH ARE REPRESSED LESBIANS UNTIL THEY MEET AND THE FIREWORKS BEGIN. BEAUTIFUL WRITING AND EXCELLENT PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ENHANCE THIS FIRST NOVEL.

117. THE ISLAND AT THE END OF THE WORLD BY HENRI CROUZAT. DUELL, SLOAN & PEARCE, 1959.

THREE NURSES AND ONE MAN ARE MAROONED ON AN ISLAND DURING WORLD WAR II. ONE OF THE WOMEN IS A LESBIAN, DESCRIBED AS VERY BEAUTIFUL YET VERY MASCULINE. ONE WOMAN IS A NYMPHOMANIAC; THE THIRD IS A SIMPLE FARM GIRL. THE COMPLICATIONS ARE MANY AND VARIED. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH, THE BOOK IS VERY WELL WRITTEN, WITH A TOUCH OF THE MACABRE.

118. THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE BY SHIRLEY JACKSON. VIKING, 1959.

IN 1951 THIS AUTHOR GAVE US THE UNREAL AND LOVELY STORY "HANGSAMAN". NOW, EIGHT YEARS LATER, SHE HAS BROUGHT TO US A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND HAUNTING LESBIAN LOVE AFFAIR LAID IN A HAUNTED HOUSE. PERHAPS THIS IS A GHOST STORY, PERHAPS A MODERN "REBECCA" OR PERHAPS A SEMINAR ON PSYCHOLOGY. WHATEVER IT IS TO EACH WHO READS IT, IT WILL BE A MOVING AND PERHAPS THRILLING EXPERIENCE,

119. HOMICIDE IS MY GAME BY STEPHEN MARLOWE. FAWCETT, 1959.

FAST PACED MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE HARDBOILED SCHOOL. LESBIAN IS CENTRAL FIGURE THOUGH THE FACT ISN'T APPARENT AT FIRST. LOTS OF ACTION AND MEDIOCRE WRITING. PLOT TURNS ON A LESBIAN AXIS AND WITHOUT THE ALL-IMPORTANT GIRL THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY STORY.

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