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Robin Talley
A master of award-winning queer historical fiction, New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley brings to life an emotionally captivating story about the lives of two teen girls living in an age when just being yourself was an incredible act of bravery.It’s summer 1977 and closeted lesbian Tammy Larson can’t be herself anywhere. Not at her strict Christian high school, not at her conservative Orange County church and certainly not at home, where her ultrareligious aunt relentlessly organizes antigay political campaigns. Tammy’s only outlet is writing secret letters in her diary to gay civil rights activist Harvey Milk…until she’s matched with a real-life pen pal who changes everything.Sharon Hawkins bonds with Tammy over punk music and carefully shared secrets, and soon their letters become the one place she can be honest. The rest of her life in San Francisco is full of lies. The kind she tells for others—like helping her gay brother hide the truth from their mom—and the kind she tells herself. But as antigay fervor in America reaches a frightening new pitch, Sharon and Tammy must rely on their long-distance friendship to discover their deeply personal truths, what they’ll stand for…and who they’ll rise against.
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Author
Robin Talley
Pages
384
Publisher
Harlequin
Published Date
2020-03-31
ISBN
1488056609 9781488056604
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"I really enjoyed reading this book, I often don’t like reading books with a switching pov but this one was extremely easy to follow because the majority of the book was letters either to and from each other or to their diaries (or to Harvey Milk in Tammy’s case, which honestly I loved the incorporation of him throughout the whole book.) As a history lover I loved this book for both the queer and punk scene history, and I think this book stayed pretty real with historical accuracy. I really liked Tammy and Sharon’s story, I will give the warning the majority of the book does not involve them being together so if you’re looking for a romance book this is not that jsyk. Though this book does have a somewhat happy ending, considering there situation and the time period it was as happy as it could be, one draw back for me was how badly sh*t kinda hit the fan for Sharon’s family towards the end of the book. I just feel like it didn’t need to be as messy as it was with Tammy’s aunt Mandy butting into their family’s business and causing so much disturbance to their life but it does resolve alright in the end."
Kass F.
"This book was precious! 5/5! It took me forever to read this because of course I wanted to read it during the various times of the year that are mentioned throughout the book (as i always do).<br/>There’s a part of me that wish this was a series, but then again absolutely not. <br/>My first LGBTQ+ book I ever read was “Annie on my Mind”, and I feel this resonates a little with that. Or I would recommend this book to young people as well if they’re looking for something similar"
Kelly Sarna
"#lgbt #lesbian #gayrights #1970s "
Em S