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The Only Reason
The scorching new novel by the author of Women's Barracks.."A Peyton Place of Paris". The Games of Passion...
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First published January 1, 1965
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July 24, 2012
This is the second book I've read by Thereska, the first Women's barracks I really loved. It took me awhile to find other books by her, this title was recommended in the Queer pulp book I read recently. It was a lovely story about the intertwined lives of a group of friends in Paris. The story was short focusing on the events of one single night in Paris shortly after world war II. Only one character in the group was "queer" the youngest sister of one of the characters who in the space of the night fell in love with a female prostiute she was trying to "rescue". Their story was very sad and sweet and my favourite part of the book. There was also an "older" woman in her mid thirties who was living alone and having a succession of affairs to try and find meaning who was my second favourite character. The stories were a lovely little glimpse into life. While one of the couples did end up at an orgy they didn't really seem that sordid or beyond belief. I'm really looking forward to reading more books by this author.
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