Love, Zena Beth: A Novel

by Diane Salvatore

1993 Naiad Press trade paperback, Diane Salvatore (Paxton Court). Young reporter Joyce Ecco interviews author/celebrity Zena Beth Frazer and finds herself overwhelmed by the older woman's irreverence and verve. When Zena Beth calls several weeks later, Joyce is swept into an intense affair that both exhilarates and terrifies her. Is it lust? love? heroine worship? Joyce careens out of control, hurting those closest to her, especially her lover, Elaine. - Amazon

Genres: Fiction, Lesbian Fiction, LGBT, Lesbian, Queer

209 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Diane Salvatore is the author of four novels, Benediction, which was a Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award; Love, Zena Beth; Paxton Court; One of Our Own; and a story collection, Not Telling Mother. During her nearly 30 years as a senior-level editor and editor in chief at several of America's national women's magazines, she served on the board of the American Society of Magazine Editors and appeared frequently on the Today Show and Good Morning America. Today she is publisher of Broadway Books. Diane and her partner live in New Jersey.

Reviews

[Mary Laidlaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this book!

[trishsitt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Best to read during the summer while laying outside. Made me want to move to the countryside justtttt a little bit. Made me want to find a toxic woman to do me wrong 😔

[Richard Jespers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good "Lesbian" fiction (Lambda nominee c1992).