num_pages: 225
description: Set in the nineteenth century, Isabel Miller's classic lesbian novel traces the relationship between Patience White, a painter, and Sarah Dowling, a farmer, whose romantic bond does not sit well with the puritanical New England farming community in which they live. 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 (titled A Place for Us) in an edition of 1,000 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 &amp; Sarah is a historical romance whose drama was a touchstone for the burgeoning gay and women's activism of the 1960s and early 1970s. It celebrates the joys of an uninhibited love between two strong women with a confident defiance that remains relevant today.Features an appendix of supplementary materials about Patience &amp; Sarah and the author, as well as an introduction by acclaimed novelist Emma Donoghue.
language: English
title: Patience & Sarah
titlecomplete: Patience & Sarah
characters: Sarah Dowling, Patience White
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, LGBT, Queer, Gay, Classics, Romance, Fiction, Lesbian Fiction, Lesbian
ratings_count: 4872
places: Connecticut, New York (State)
awards: awardedAt: 31564800000
name: Stonewall Book Award, awardedAt: 1451635200000
name: Grammy Award
category: Best Spoken Word Album
publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press