Silhouette of a sparrow
By: Molly Beth Griffin
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781571317018; 9781571317049
Subjects: Lesbians; Ornithology; Self-actualization (Psychology); History; Feminism; Fiction
Description: During the summer of 1926 in the lake resort town of Excelsior, Minnesota, sixteen-year-old Garnet, who dreams of indulging her passion for ornithology, is resigned to marrying a nice boy and settling into middle-class homemaking until she takes a liberating job in a hat shop and begins an intense, secret relationship with a daring and beautiful flapper.