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4.0 out of 5 stars not just a novel for lesbians, February 19, 2002

By	Magdalene Meretrix "meretrix" (Idaho) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Love of Good Women (Paperback)

This author and her books are usually marketed to lesbian readers, but I think that many different kinds of readers would enjoy this story, especially female readers.

The book is set near the end of World War II and the main character, Gertrude, decides to get a job in the local factory producing munitions. Her husband comes from a higher socio-economic bracket than Gertrude does and she has never really understood him. He gives her mixed signals and since she dotes on him with real hero worship, she tends to assume that she did something wrong whenever his moods shift. In the case of her job, he seems to encourage her at first but then tries to discourage her from working.

The story alternates between Gertrude and her sister-in-law Millie who is a "pervert" (she dates women but is married to Gertrude's husband's brother.) As the story evolves, so do both Gertrude and Millie, each in their own ways. The story mostly focuses on Gertrude and her immense changes are all believable in the context of the story. Her development leaves the reader turning pages, eager to learn what part of Gertrude world-view will shatter next. There are plenty of surprises for the reader -- Gertrude does not choose the path I had expected her to choose when I first picked up the book!

This is an enjoyable story with depth of character about relationship dynamics in the 1940s and about two women making very difficult choices in the search for true love and happiness.

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