num_pages: 256
description: A biography of Marion "Joe" Carstairs, the fastest female speedboat racer of the 'twenties, describes her life as a wealthy and eccentric lesbian and unofficial ruler on a Caribbean island
language: English
title: The Queen of Whale Cay: The Eccentric Story of 'Joe' Carstairs, Fastest Woman on Water
titlecomplete: The Queen of Whale Cay: The Eccentric Story of 'Joe' Carstairs, Fastest Woman on Water
genres: Historical, Biography, LGBT, Womens, Queer, Feminism, Nonfiction, History, Lesbian, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 643
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Somerset Maugham Award, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Lesbian Biography/Autobiography
publisher: Penguin Books