Emerald City Blues [Paperback]

Jean Stewart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1996

When the comfortable yuppie world of Chris Olson and Jenifer Hart collides with the desperate lives of Reb and Flynn, two lesbian runaways struggling to survive on the streets of Seattle, the forcast is trouble. A gritty, enormously readable novel of contemporary lesbigay life which raises real questions about the meaning of family and community, and about the walls we construct. A celebration of the healing powers of love.

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This is a powerful tale of the REAL issues our youth face, as they struggle with growing up and their sexual identity.

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Lights flashing, siren screaming, a patrol car screeched around the corner. Chris looked up at it with relief, but did not fail to catch the panic on Reb's face. "Shit!" she cried. "Get up, Flynn! Get up!" "It's okay-I'll tell them what happened," Chris said, trying to reassure her."She'll probably need to go to the hospital...." Fiercely, Reb interrupted her "No! They're just gonna pin somethin' on us and lock us up!" She leaned over her unconscious friend, and with a trembling hand tenderly wiped blood from her face. "Flynn, please, wake up!"

Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Rising Tide Pr (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883061091
• ISBN-13: 978-1883061098
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,726,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the best book about real life subjects i have ever read, March 18, 1999

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[e-mail] (Katia Ruiz, Richomnd Hill, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emerald City Blues (Paperback)

its the best book about real life subjects i have ever had the sense to read. The way the lives of Flynn, Reb, Chris and Jennifer entwine is touching and emotionally charged. I recommend it to all lesbians out there...

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and gritty, March 13, 2003

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paedagogue "paedagogue" (Chapel Hill, NC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Emerald City Blues (Paperback)

This novel is properly about teen troubles and lesbian love (teenage and adult). As might be expected from an expert author of speculative fiction (the Isis series), the narrative concerns itself with the sociological dimension of the characters' adventures. The writing is excellent (Stewart has a real gift for bringing settings to life, and her Seattle is so much more physically immediate than the futureworld of Isis, it feels you're IN it while you read), and for some reason the teenagers in the story get the really hot (and achingly tender) lovemaking scenes. Isis, with its lesbian warrior society, offers nothing so intense as the erotic writing these kids elicit. I'm hoping the physicality in ECB will transfer over to and heighten that of the forthcoming Isis stories.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LIfe on the streets, October 27, 2006

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Jesse B Ellyson (Dale City, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emerald City Blues (Paperback)

I love all of Jean Stewart's books but this one is my favorite. She has become one of my favorite writers. She is always fresh and intriguing. But this book is something altogether different from her other books. Here, Ms. Stewart presents a story all too close to home.

Here we have the story of a young girl cast out onto the streets. She is unloved and unwanted. She must survive in a bitter and unforgiving world. But with the help of another of life's castaways she will not only survive but thrive.

This story really made me think. Too many children are cast out this way. Too many children are forced to face a loveless life. It is inspiring to read such a tale of survival. Jean Stewart has captured the essence of the street in this novel. She has also captured the essence of love. What a remarkable novel. I loved it.