Under the Southern Cross [Paperback]

Claire McNab (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1992

American Lee Paynter has built her small travel agency into an international tour company. Brash, confident, and openly lesbian, Lee's great love is her business. Women? They're to enjoy and let go.

Alexandra Findlay is pursuing a career in Australian tourism with quiet focus and determination. Now, Alex has been assigned to accompany Lee on the American woman's visit Down Under, to win Lee's company over to Australian tourism. Suddenly Alex's quiet life explodes... And Lee is challenged by a woman unlike any she has ever known.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The author of the Carol Ashton detective series has departed from her usual genre to write a diverting novel about a lesbian struggling with the problems of coming out. Employed as a tour director in Australia, Alexandra Findlay faces a dilemma when she falls in love with Lee Paynter, the openly lesbian head of a U.S. travel company, whom she has been assigned to escort on outback tours. An earlier affair whose exposure resulted in her lover losing a job has made Alexandra sharply aware of what public knowledge of her sexual identity could cost her, particularly since she works with Steve Monahan, a homophobe who is competing with Alexandra for a promotion. McNab has a sure hand with the colorful Australian setting, and the erotic scenes play well, but her serious theme demands characterizations with more depth.
- Harriet Gottfried, NYPL
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Naiad Pr; 1st edition (May 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562800116
• ISBN-13: 978-1562800116
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,504,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Familiar struggle, August 20, 2001

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This review is from: Under the Southern Cross (Paperback)

How honest should you be with your life? That is a question that every gay or lesbian eventually has to answer. The question lies at the heart of this book. How much should you risk to be comfortable with yourself? And don't let anyone tell you that being "out" is the answer for everybody. It was interesting to see that Karin Kallmaker wrote a review for this book. Kallmaker has to be THE premier writer of lesbian novels right now, but she doesn't mind giving praise to another writer's work. I agree with her about Under the Southern Cross. The Carol Ashton series by McNab is entertaining reading, but this book is much better developed.