"Pulp pops off the page, and Talley is at her best as she explores first loves and first heartbreaks as queer girls, both today and in As the two storylines combine, readers can only marvel at Talley's deft hand and delicate characterization. PULP is a humdinger of a read. I /5(68). In this novel told in dual narratives, New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley weaves together the lives of two young women connected across generations through the power of words. A stunning story of bravery, love, how far we’ve come and how much farther we have to go/5(67). · In , eighteen-year-old Janet Jones keeps the love she shares with her best friend Marie a secret. It’s not easy being gay in Washington, DC, in the age of McCarthyism, but when she discovers a series of books about women falling in love with other women, it awakens something in Janet. As she juggles a romance she must keep hidden and a newfound ambition to write and publish 4/5(2).
Listen to Pulp by Robin Talley with a free trial.\nListen to bestselling audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. In , year-old Janet Jones keeps the love she shares with her best friend, Marie, a secret. Following two queer teen girls through defining moments in their lives, Pulp navigates parallel stories connected by the characters' encounters with lesbian pulp novels of the s. Robin Talley deftly shifts between the two stories, showing the challenges both girls face, from breakups and fighting parents to fear of being outed and facing the consequences of the Lavender Scare. From the award-winning author Robin Talley comes an inspiring new novel about the power of love to fight prejudice and hate. Two women connected across generations through the power of words. In eighteen-year-old Janet Jones must keep the love she shares with her best friend a secret. As in the age of McCarthyism to be gay is to sin.
Nursing a broken heart from the breakup with her bisexual classmate Linh, a Vietnamese-American girl, Abby turns to reading pulp novels and researching gay and lesbian life in midcentury D.C. Talley (Our Own Private Universe, , etc.) adds complexity by tying Janet's and Abby's storylines together: Both girls write their own pulp novels, creating two additional plotlines. The books within a book are cleverly written to mimic pulp styles, and the superlative pacing will hook readers. Title: Pulp. Written by: Robin Talley. Published: Novem by Harlequin Teen. (Amazon / Goodreads) Synopsis: In , eighteen-year-old Janet Jones keeps the love she shares with her best friend Marie a secret. It’s not easy being gay in Washington, DC, in the age of McCarthyism, but when she discovers a series of books about women falling in love with other women, it awakens something in Janet. Hi! I'm Robin Talley. I write young adult fiction about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning characters. Here you can find out more about my books and short stories and the events I'll be appearing at next.
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