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Beebo
Brinker
Ann Bannon SGD26.80
Ann
Bannon, touted as the 'Queen of Lesbian Pulp' for authoring several
landmark novels in the '50s, broke through the shame and isolation
typically portrayed in lesbian pulps, offering instead characters who
embraced their sexuality. In Beebo Brinker, Bannon introduces a butch
17-year-old farm girl newly arrived in Beat-era Greenwich Village. A classic pulp fiction that will never go out of style. Highly recommended. |
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Charm
of Powerful Trouble
Joanne Horniman
SGD29.60
Let
Joanne Horniman take you on a journey of circling stories and vivid
images, of love, guilt, secrets, and the mystery of growing up and growing
older. Different aspects of relationships between sisters, parent
and child, between lovers are captured in this sensuous and evocative
novel.
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Leash
Jane DeLynn SGD25.50 now SGD22.90
While
her 'current' spends the summer overseas, a moderately wealthy, and terminally hip New York female seeks adventure in the sedate dyke bars of lower Manhattan. Finding none,
she answers a personal ad. She is ordered to put on a blindfold before the
first meeting with the woman she knows only as 'Sir'. Not knowing what
someone looks like turns out to be freeing, not just from her former life,
but also from her very conception of who she is. |
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Legacy
of the Lake
Judith Hartsock
SGD24.30
The
lake was their home, their sanctuary and a safe haven from the world. But
now, with Barbara gone, Clary finds herself alone, hurt and confronting
greater challenges than she ever could have imagined. Will Clary find the
strength to carry on in the face of violence and threats? Who can she turn
to? Who can she trust? Can Clary honor Barbara's memory and find love
again?
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My
Summer of Love
Helen Cross SGD21.70
It's
1984 and one of the hottest summers Yorkshire has seen. It's the kind of
woozy heat to lose your mind in. Mona is 15 years old, a drinker, a thief
and a fruit machine addict. When she meets posh Tamsin Fakenham, the girls
quickly descend into wild romance, igniting a story of obsession.
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Smother
Linda Innes
SGD30.70
Mary
vowed to prove her love for Tanya. She will persist no matter what abuse
she gets in return. But sooner or later, the worm has to turn... As the
story unfolds, we see how each woman's relationship with her own mother
has shaped her adult love affairs. Drawing on the universal theme of how
childhood pain can last a lifetime, this highly readable debut novel is
intelligent, suspenseful and packed with sharp humor. |
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Tea
Stacey
D'Erasmo
SGD27.10
A
gripping tale that focuses on Isabel Gold and how she copes with her
mother's sudden suicide - who always said a cup of tea could soothe
anything away. Isabel longs to be an actress and as she reaches adulthood
she falls in love with several different women along the way. Darkly
poignant, sincerely funny and erotic.
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GF008
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Annie on My Mind
SGD18.00 now SGD16.20
Liza, a senior in high school met and fell in love with Annie. They have gone through discrimination and pressures from their families and friends. A story about how Liza and Annie have to overcome the problems they face unfolds. A familiar road many of us have been down before. An insightful book that provides accurate information about homosexuality. Give this a chance, you will love it.
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Touch
Typist
Helen Sandler
SGD28.70
A
novel about sanity, secrets and cybersex. Joss has the kind of pals who go
camping and wind up lying on a field getting stoned. What
they don't know about is her other life online, where she meets
women for 'cyber fun'. Trouble is at the door when one friend likes
nothing better than a 'private chat' with Joss. And it's her best
friend's girlfriend. |
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Valencia
Michelle Tea
SGD25.60 now SGD22.10
You don't have to be part of the emerging postpunk subculture of queer urban girls to relish this smooth ride of a novel. Michelle is a person for whom blue hair is as big a style change as blue pants. She lurches between women, more in love with the idea of love than with Iris, Gwynne or Petra. With characters that are a peculiar blend of jaded idealists and thoughtful egotists, the occasional flash of clarity doesn't alter the anarchic nature of Tea's meandering narrative. It's truly one of our favourites.
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Queer as Folk: 9 Seconds
Lauren McKenna, Joseph Brockton
SGD25.60
Flashback to 1989 with your favorite characters from Queer as Folk in this new line of books based on the record-breaking Showtime series! Before they were grown men working and playing in Pittsburgh, Brian Kinney and Michael Novotny were high-school friends dealing with bullies, secret crushes, and their emerging sexuality. Step back in time with two of Queer as Folk's hottest characters in the first book in this provocative new series. |
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All
In The Game
Eleanor Hill
SGD25.00
A
realistic romance set inside amateur women's soccer. Robin, once a star
player, is to coach her small-town team when Penn joins the squad. The
side blossoms as young Penn wins and wins. Even though coaching and sex
don't mix, Robin can't hide that special gleam in her eye when dealing
with Penn. Can true love find a way? |
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Twilight Girls
Paula Christian
SGD27.40
Men fall all over the leggy and vivacious Mac. Yet she senses an attraction to Toni Molina, a novice "stew," but doesn't know how to classify that feeling. After some passionate kisses and clandestine gropes, Mac realizes that she is sexually attracted to another woman. After an unpleasant encounter with a predatory older woman and more love games with men, Mac decides that she cannot live without Toni. When they finally got together, Val slowly discovers who she really is, a crisis develops with cataclysmic results. Christian's snappy, racy style and unusually well developed characters will certainly delight you.
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Love and Other Ruins
Karen Tulchinsky
SGD32.50
From award-winning author Karen Tulchinsky comes a comic story of negotiating long-distance romance and a meddling family. Jewish lesbian Nomi Rabinovitch heads the lovable cast in this tale of hopes, dreams, and obstacles that conspire to confound them. Also in the mix is Nomi's AIDS activist cousin Henry, and her hilarious mother. Switching between Nomi's home in San Francisco and Toronto, where Henry and Nomi's new girlfriend Julie live, this novel poignantly portrays the struggles of its characters, including the personal, the political, and the unexpected. |
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Crocodile
Soup
Julia Darling
SGD28.70
Gert,
a thirty-something and unlucky in love. She meets Eva who works in the
cafeteria of the museum where Gert catalogues Egyptian artefacts. A funny,
tragic and brilliantly original story unfolds when Gert embarks on her
hilarious and poignant pursuit of Eva, she looks back on her eccentric
home-counties childhood.
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Dare
Truth or Promise
Paula Boock
SGD28.70
A
compelling and very human tale about the attraction between two high
school girls in Dunedin, New Zealand. It's aimed at young adults but is
perfectly suitable for all ages and won the major children's book award
in New Zealand (and created a scandal!). The doubts, desires and agony are
all perfectly rendered. |
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Bittersweet Nevada Barr
SGD28.90 now SGD27.00
Award-winning author Nevada Barr reveals another side to her remarkable storytelling prowess with this heart-wrenching yet tender tale of two women whose boundless devotion to each other is continually challenged in nineteenth century America. One of the timeless classic not to be missed.
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Cottonmouth Kisses
Clint Catalyst
SGD28.80
This is a great selection of essays and poetry from Clint Catalyst. They deal with gay relationships, adolescence, and drug addiction. Written in an honest, clear, and edgy way, the lives of these unconventional characters are brought alive so intensely with all their flaws clearly exposed. You'll feel their thoughts and feelings. The artistic language used in this book makes it a pleasure to read right through. No matter how dark and trashy these characters get you'll want to read more. Highly recommended.
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Girl
Walking Backwards
Bett Williams SGD25.50
All
Skye wants to do is meet the perfect girl and keep clear of her new age
mother! A compelling story unfolds when she, whose world so filled with
poseurs and new age charlatans, receives help from Mol, a
self-proclaimed pagan and Lorrie, a graceful jock, that she truly
begins to feel emotion. This IS one of our favourites. |
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Fulcrum
Magdelena Zschokke
SGD42,70
Fulcrum is tightly woven, fast-paced and immensely entertaining. Zschokke's world of sailing and waterfront living is palpable as always, and her understanding of despair and betrayal is profound which makes the protagonist's final redemption even more satisfying.
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GF021
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High
Carlton Robinson
SGD37.70
Whenever an aggressive go-getter lover like Morganna attempts to return to a sweet lil home in Coranna, there are bound to be conflicts. After all, two people can become strangers because of new experiences that bring on change and growth. This is a great treatise from the Bahamas, and probably one of the most interesting pieces from The Caribbean. Detailing occult Obeah rituals and the trappings of the world, the book shows that lesbian love can be enduring, and that spiritual forces do exist beyond. |
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The Well of Loneliness
Radclyffe Hall
SGD28.80
The Lesbian Bible of all times. This book is recommended not only to the lesbian or "invert," but also to all sensitive souls who have felt themselves "outcasted from life's feast". The prose itself is rich and beautiful, and the storyline and characters, oddly again, were sensitive geniuses who suffered much through their own spiritual tenderness. It will ease your struggle and perhaps bring you rest. |
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Pages
for You
Sylvia Brownrigg
SGD28.90
Anne
Arden is sophisticated, poised and almost impossibly beautiful. While
Flannery Jansen is an unformed, innocent student in her first semester at
university. An interesting tale unfolds when Flannery realises that Anne
feels the same way about her. The
story deals with love, humiliation and the coming out process many of us
can relate to.Highly recommended by us. |
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Godspeed
Lynn Breedlove
SGD28.80
In this freewheeling, fast-paced drug odyssey--think Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting -- Breedlove takes us on a walk on the wild side. Replete with detailed, graphic depictions of sexual encounters and shooting up heroin, emerges Jim and Ally Cat. Jim loves her drug highs more than Ally, when presented an ultimatum, Jim winds up alone with her addiction. While pursuing activities for that ultimate rush, she cleaned up her act, returned to Ally, only to find that Ally has her own drug habit now. Can they come out of this?
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Slammerkin
Emma
Donoghue
SGD19.30 now SGD17.50
This
new novel from popular Irish writer Donoghue has a wonderful and gripping narrative. Mary Saunders is the daughter of a penniless
seamstress and she dreams of ribbons and fine clothes. This desire for
glamour leads her into prostitution at the age of thirteen, a past time she
eventually abandons when her life is threatened. Back in her mother's
hometown, she tries to start a new life as a maid but her past catches up
with her. |
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Chicken
Paula Martinac SGD26.90 now SGD24.20
Lambda Literary Award-winner Paula Martinac's Chicken is terrific fun. Lynn is dumped by her lover of 13 years. What's a lonely urban girl to do but to fall apart and into every bed she can find? Lynn quickly finds herself spending time between the sheets with Lexy, a much younger and uninhibited bartender and Jude, the young and alluring daughter of a feminist artist carving oversized sculptures of women's genitals. Is there any chance Lynn can keep her sanity while dealing with one ex, two demanding new lovers, and three hours of sleep a night? |
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The
Comedienne
V.G. Lee
SGD28.70
Expect
the kind of laughs associated with Tim Allen or Ellen DeGeneres.
Showcasing V.G. Lee's ear for dialogue and her eye for the more absurd
aspects of everyday life. Joan is dumped by girlfriend Susan, so decides
to leave Birmingham and try her luck on the London comedy circuit. After
all, everybody always said she was a funny woman. A joy to read. |
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The Power Book
Jeanette Winterson
SGD18.20 now SGD16.40
Winterson's latest novel is a treasure chest of metaphors, puzzles and aphorisms. The story is about a writer who imagines herself and various cyber-correspondents as figures in love. As all love is flawed in its own way, the narrator repeatedly re-imagines both lovers and love affairs with tragic endings. Some may see the storyteller as a counselor, philosopher or technical writer for the love-worn, holding a prism to the light of love, intending both to shatter it and to reveal its enchantment.
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Mouthing
the Words
Camilla Gibb
SGD24.30 now SGD21.90
Thelma
is six years old and life at home is unsettling and disturbing. Her
father's games are not enjoyable and her mother dotes on Willy, the
favoured child. When her parents move to Canada, Thelma smuggles her
imaginary friends with her in her suitcase. This novel is
harrowing, terrible and wonderfully funny. Through sexual abuse, anorexia
and borderline multiple personality disorder, Thelma retains her spirit,
wit and imagination. Read it and you will feel for Thelma. |
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Chemical
Palace Fiona Mc Gregor
SGD34.20
An
edgy, adventurous new novel set in gay and lesbian heartland of Oxford
St, Darlinghurst. 'Traffic', is a drug
dealer, compulsive user of her own wares, stripper and a performer.
She's into S/M sex and is not particularly monogamous. Drugs, partying and nightlife are an essential thread of the narrative. Marvel the power
and beauty of its prose in describing the enchantment of the music and its
beat. This is Irvine Welsh crossed with a dyke dirty realism. |
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Jazz
Tango
Tracy Ryan SGD23.60 Out of Stock
Jas
hardly knows Todd. But seduced into escaping her struggling expatriate
existence in London, she finds herself suddenly launched
into a life of wealthy bohemians and intellectuals. In this strange
country, locked into a world of intense longing and desire, Jas becomes
uncertain of her own emotions and obligations. And then she meets
Miriam. |
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Bleeding
Hearts
Lindy Cameron SGD18.50 Out of Stock
Kit
O'Malley is back. The ex-cop turned P.I. has been hired to
uncover who has been threatening television presenter Rebecca Jones. But
as Kit delves into the case, she's faced with a complicated
catalogue of money laundering, tawdry sex, political power games,
unrequited love and murder. Nor is her personal life any simpler, with
Alexis Casenove back in her life. |
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Maryfield Academy Carola Tomaso
SGD29.90 now SGD26.90
When Sally Hamington - the toughest English teacher at the formerly prestigious academy - is accused of paedophilia, the entire school is turned upside down. New principal Helen, Dean of Students Sister Rose and rival English teacher Angela, all have something to hide. Angela is a lesbian, Sister Rose has a fetish for bondage websites, and Helen is a nymphomaniac. This is a unique work in its wit, dark humor and offbeat, risky subject matter.
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Biche
Stephanie Theobald SGD24.30
22-year-old
bisexual George shares a grotty flat in a rundown district of Paris with
her best friend, a gay man called Holly. They are both highly promiscuous
and addicted to one-night stands. However, all this is destined to come to
an end when George falls head over heels in love with Lucinda, a
high-powered, English lawyer. |
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Your Loving Arms
Gwedolyn Bikis SGD36.30
This is not a soppy romance, but a tender and loving novel about the slow-growing trust of two women. Beth, a drug-addicted ex-con, is a poor white from a dysfunctional family. Tammy, her lover, suffers from personal losses and racism. Just out of jail, Beth wants only to see Tammy. But will she be able to open up and share her feelings after spending a lifetime hiding them? Though Tammy longs to see Beth, but she too has learned the dangers of revealing her emotions. Buy it. Read it. Marvel at it.
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Unexpected Sparks
G. L. Dratt SGD36.30
Arson and subsequent fires make falling in love more complicated as forty year old, highly respected Kate Shannon, finally surrenders to her feelings for twenty-six year old Nikki Harris. Will discovering the unexpected sparks blind these two very different women? Or will the new couple stop the killer before anything else goes up in flames? The age difference between these two and their widely differing backgrounds allow Dratt to explore issues facing lesbian couples today in supportive, healthy, and humorous ways.
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None So Blind
L. J. Mass SGD32.50
Torrey Gray hasn't seen the woman she fell in love with for 15 years. Taylor Kent, now a celebrated artist, has spent the years trying to unsuccessfully forget the young woman who walked out of her life. Best friends forever, neither woman ever had the courage to speak of the passion they felt for one another. Now, an unusual but desperate request will throw the old friends together again. This time, will they be able to voice their unspoken desires, or has time become their enemy?
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Up
Lisa Jones SGD26.80 now SGD23.00
Lisa Jones perfectly captures what it feels like to be a young adult searching --for love, friendship, and your own real life. Not the life your parents thought you would have, not even the life that you expected to have, but the whole messy, confusing, heartbreaking, yet thrilling reality. The best part is that she captures this feeling in such a light, funny way (with great dialogue!) that you don't even realize what amazing wisdom is packed into 120 pages. So read it once for the fun and a second time for the message, then tell all your friends!
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Synthetic Bi Products
Sparrow L. Patterson
SGD32.70 now SGD29.40
Disturbing. Erotic. Compelling. Sparrow L. Patterson tells a disquieting story that is so sad and yet powerful, all you can do is turn pages and turn pages. You never know where you will wind up as Patterson skillfully leads you along a winding, often frightening, literary road. The main character, Orleigh, is nothing like your average teenager, or at least as a parent, you hope she is not.
Orleigh is a confused teenager. She experiments with drugs. She is sexually active. She thinks she might be in love with her best friend Heather. When an estranged mother commits Heather to a psychiatric hospital, Orleigh plans to set her free. Together they wind up living in a house with a rowdy bunch of jobless, drug using people. Realizing Heather is a selfish tease, Orleigh finds she is attracted to Mark. He is a tender young man, physically abused by his father, attracted to Orleigh and likes to wear makeup like the lead singer of the alternative band The Cure.
Reflecting, Orleigh remembers her first relationship with a woman. A commune accepted her. They lived as one, a community orgy. Like happy presence united, they did not approve of dating outside the group. Orleigh did not approve of the rules. They even ask her to have their baby.
Trying to get Mark away from dealing, Orleigh and he set off on the road. They live in the car. They make money anyway they can. They survive. They survive until they return home and Mark has not changed, until Mark does something stupid.
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Curious Wine
Katherine V Forrest
SGD27.80 now SGD24.90
The intimacy of a cabin at Lake Tahoe provides the combustible setting that brings Diana Holland and Lane Christianson together in this passionate novel of first discovery. It is such a moving, wonderful story and can mean so much to someone just coming out. It provides the hope of meeting that special person. The love between the two characters is so well portrayed with its candid eroticism, intensely romantic, and remarkably beautiful, Curious Wine is a love story that will remain in your memory.
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Rubyfruit Jungle
Rita Mae Brown
SGD18.50
Rubyfruit Jungle is the first milestone novel in the extraordinary career of one of this country's most distinctive writers. Bawdy and moving, the ultimate word-of-mouth bestseller, Rubyfruit Jungle is about growing up a lesbian in America--and living happily ever after. Born a bastard, Molly Bolt is adopted by a dirt-poor southern couple who want something better for their daughter. Molly plays doctor with the boys, beats up Leroy and loses her virginity to her girlfriend. Molly decides not to apologize for that. In no time she mesmerizes the head cheerleader of Ft. Lauderdale heiress. But the world is not tolerant. Booted out of college for moral turpitude, an unrepentant, penniless Molly takes New York by storm, sending not a few female hearts aflutter with her startling beauty, crackling wit and fierce determination to become the when first published, Rubyfruit Jungle has only grown in reputation as it has reached new generations of readers who respond to its feisty and inspiring heroine. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, said of the novel's heroine:" Molly Bolt is a genuine descendant--genuine female descendant--of Huckleberry Finn. And Rita Mae Brown is, like Mark Twain, a serious writer who gets her messages across through laughter."
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Queer As Folk
Paul Ruditis
SGD42.40
Irreverent, hilarious, and brave, Queer as Folk chronicles the lives and loves of a group of Pittsburgh's most fabulous gay men and women. Packed with hundreds of full-color photographs, this Queer book features episode guides that go behind the scenes and in-depth interviews with the actors, producers, and crew who bring the show to life. With synopses, trivia, quotable quotes, and never-before-seen photos, it's the ultimate companion to one of Showtime Network's highest rated shows! Look inside for special features like "The Anatomy of a Sex Scene," a riveting glimpse into the sensitive work involved in taking a love scene from page to screen. Visit the sets of Babylon, Deb & Vic's house, Brian's loft, and more. And don't miss out on Deb's words of wisdom, a collection of wise and memorable gems ("You smother a pork chop, not a son") from one of Queer as Folk's most beloved characters. It's all here.
As spirited and edgy as the show it honors, Queer as Folk: The Book is the only official companion book there is!
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They Taste Like Honey
Michelle Sawyer
SGD27.90
Meet Macy Delongchamp: sophisticated lipstick lesbian and travel entrepreneur. Macy has led a charmed and exciting life, revelling in dozens of non-committed relationships and jetting about the world. But at 40-plus, however, things are beginning to unravel. Her best friend, Trish, is dying, her drinking is out of control, and she's no longer the fresh-faced sweetheart of the chichi Manhattan lesbian scene. But love falls at her feet (literally) when a beautiful young woman Faith is mugged right in front of her. But is Macy ready for the kind of life she's spent years ridiculing? More importantly, will she ever get over Faith's acid-wash jeans?
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