Lucy & Mickey

by Red Jordan Arobateau

4th publication of this world-class novel. A highly recommended novel, written by one who lived it! Lucy & Mickey portrays gay life in the late 1950's, early '60s; and a powerful romance & sexual drama between two females, Lucy & Mickey. Gay bar raids, street scenes, underclass women. Street prostitution as it intersects the gay life. Drugs incursion into their lives, from hardcore addicts. Chicago, New York.

Genres: Butch Femme

490 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Born to a Honduran father [in 1943] who came to Chicago and married a light-skinned Black woman, [he] lives in San Francisco, describing [him]self as "a [...] born-again christian, mongrel [the Mongrels are a group [...] born of mixed heritage], & witness on the sea of life".

(from Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby)

Reviews

[Audrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED this book!!!! An awesome butch/femme oriented historical romance novel.