All True Lovers [Paperback]

Sarah Aldridge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1991

This is a sensual, sensitive feast about two teenage women, growing up during the Great Depression and fighting their way out of the trials they inherit. It's a love sotry for and about all true lovers.

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From the Publisher

Following the recent death of writer/publisher Anyda Marchant (pen name, Sarah Aldridge), at age 95, A&M Books of Rehoboth Beach is making available all 14 of the classic and groundbreaking Sarah Aldridge novels. Written between 1974 and 2003, the novels represent a melding of history, feminism and lesbian romance. The first novel was published by the fledgling Naiad Press, which went on to become the largest and most successful lesbian/feminist publisher in the country. Marchant was Naiad president from its founding until 1995.
In 1995, Marchant and Muriel Crawford, (her partner of more than half a century) withdrew from Naiad and founded A&M Books of Rehoboth Beach, DE. The last Sarah Aldridge book, O, Mistress Mine, was written and published when the author was 92 years young. A&M Books, continuing under the leadership of writer Fay Jacobs (Author of As I Lay Frying – A Rehoboth Beach Memoir) is set to carry out the legacy begun by Marchant and Crawford - making all of the Sarah Aldridge titles available once again and continuing to give women writers a voice.

From the Author

"Publishing is not about the money, it’s about giving women a voice to tell their stories – and every book is an ambassador."
Anyda Marchant (Sarah Aldridge) 1911-2006

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Product Details

• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: A&M Books; 1st edition (June 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093004410X
• ISBN-13: 978-0930044107
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,495,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best books I've ever read, March 29, 2000

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Katia N. Ruiz (Woodhaven, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All True Lovers (Paperback)

All True Lovers is an intelligent and genuine mixture of romance and history. Set in the mid-twenties to mid-thirties, it is the story of two young women from opposite sides of the tracks that find each other and discover the newness of their passionate love for each other. Tackled with the obstacles of time and family, they strive to stay together through-out time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific book!, February 3, 2010

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Robin (Mesa, Az USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All True Lovers (Paperback)

All True Lovers by Sarah Aldridge

Dr. Sabina Hill comes to know Claire Duane, administer of the Walter Curry (Claire's grandfather) Foundation which funds Dr. Hill's medical clinic for the treatment of young women. Claire, married to her first cousin Philip, being 'beards' for each other, seduces Sabina but because Claire's marriage will not be negated Sabina realizes their affair must end. Since her mother in law's death Claire has become the responsible party for Letty, a musical child prodigy. Events have transpired which force Claire to remove Letty from the only home she has ever known but she does not want to remove her by force. Claire asks Sabina to persuade Letty to move out of the home Walter Curry lived in until his death and made into a museum of art. Sabina befriends Letty and ultimately they find their way into the future together.

I truly enjoy reading Aldridge's books. Each one is written with such style and elegance. In this story Sabina's true nature is sought out by Claire, who initiates her into the sexuality of women and subsequently opens Sabina to a richer life. As always in her books there are obstacles to overcome, emotions to be explored and resolved. She is a terrific read.

On the hot meter this was a 6; on the love meter it was a 8.

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