Patience & Sarah

Description

Little Sister’s Classic: First self-published in 1969 in an edition of 1,000 copies, Patience & Sarah garnered increasing attention to the point of receiving the American Library Association’s first Gay Book Award. 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.