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"A remarkable story."—Publishers Weekly
Set in the nineteenth century, Isabel Miller's classic lesbian novel traces the relationship between Patience White, an educated painter, and Sarah Dowling, a cross-dressing farmer, whose romantic bond does not sit well with the puritanical New England farming community in which they live. They choose to live together and love each other freely, even though they know of no precedents for their relationship; they must trust their own instincts and see beyond the disdain of their neighbors. Ultimately, they are forced to make life-changing decisions that depend on their courage and their commitment to one another.
First self-published in 1969 in an edition of one thousand copies, the author hand-sold the book on New York street corners; it garnered increasing attention to the point of receiving the American Library Association's first Gay Book Award in 1971. McGraw-Hill's version of the book a year later brought it to mainstream bookstores across the country.
Patience & Sarah is a historical romance whose drama was a touchstone for the burgeoning gay and women's activism of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It celebrates the joys of an uninhibited love between two strong women with a confident defiance that remains relevant today.
This edition features an appendix of supplementary materials about Patience & Sarah and the author, as well as an introduction by Emma Donoghue, the Irish novelist whose numerous books include the contemporary Dublin novels Stirfry and Hood, the latter of which won the ALA's Gay and Lesbian Book Award in 1995.
Little Sister's Classics is an Arsenal Pulp Press imprint dedicated to reviving lost and out-of-print gay and lesbian classic books, both fiction and nonfiction. The series is produced in conjunction with Little Sister's Books, the heroic gay Vancouver bookstore well-known for its anti-censorship efforts.
Isabel Miller was the author of numerous novels, including two under her real name, Alma Routsong. She died in 1996.
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Joe Morgan
reviewed Patience & Sarah on February 16, 2018
Patience & Sarah
"Patience and Sarah" has the distinction of being the only lesbian book I read in my early 20s that felt positive throughout. Back then, I spent a couple of years scouring the libraries and book stores for lesbian fiction and only found depressing reads or ones that had me thinking "wtf?" because they were so weird. Thank goodness things have changed since then. I can only imagine what a buoy this was when it was published in the 1960s since it was such a relief to me in the 1990s.
This time around I listened to the audiobook version and it was a nice refresher.
The book is about two women in the early 1800s that are still single and in their 20s, 22 and 29, when they meet. Sarah has been groomed as a boy in a family full of daughters so she can help her father on the farm and Patience is a spinster sister, living in her own lodging under her brother's eye. Both are outside the norm of society.
The tale is really about them finding each other, exploring their feelings, and what occurs when their families find out. They make decisions that deeply impact the other for better and worse but, as readers, we're not put in agony and get a sweet love story out of it all.
Sarah isn't exactly butch but she's definitely tomboy. She can go between the two genders due to Patience's guidance and depending on what is needed of her. Sarah, growing up on a farm, is very rough around the edges and is a rather raw person with strong emotions, no education, and an initially naive view of the world.
Patience is all lady. She's educated, refined, and the more mature of the two. She acts as the rudder in the relationship.
They each have their strengths, grow as individuals, and do complement each other well.
The author does a great job of taking us back to the 1800s, in description and in peoples daily lives and attitudes. Though the book is positive, it doesn't put rose colored glasses on the situation and it feels realistic to the time. The book is actually based on a real lesbian couple so that adds extra authenticity.
Jean Smart and Janis Ian narrate the book, trading off when the perspective changes. Jean Smart is Patience and Janis Ian is Sarah. The first part of the book, Jean Smart starts it off and I thought her narration was a little rough for whatever reason. Janis Ian's is more fluid. But, when Jean Smart comes back, her delivery at that point is executed really well.
Overall, a pleasant read and a nice story to listen to.
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