Pulp
- Author Robin Talley
- Narrator Stephanie Cannon
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 13 November 2018
- Run Time 11 hours and 48 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage: LGBTQIA+: Coming out.
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What to expect
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 1955 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. But when Janet discovers a series of books about women falling in love with other women, it awakens something in her. As she juggles a romance she must keep hidden and a new-found ambition to write and publish her own story, she risks exposing herself – and Marie – to a danger all too real.
Sixty-two years later, Abby Cohen can’t stop thinking about her senior project – classic 1950s lesbian pulp fiction. She feels especially connected to one author, ‘Marian Love’, and becomes determined to track her down and discover her true identity. Is Abby prepared for what she will find?
A stunning story of bravery, love, how far we’ve come and how much farther we have to go.
Critics Review
‘absolutely loved it – romantic and funny and gripping and just generally excellent!’ Tom Ellen, author of Freshers
n‘touching, clever and absolutely hilarious’ The Herald
n‘I really loved the book… it was just a lovely, refreshing read for me, and I’m so glad there are authors like Robin Talley out there.’ Bookseller
n‘One of the most interesting and informative LGBT books I've read recently!’ Reader
n‘I read it in one sitting!’ NetGalley reviewer
n‘a must-read for anyone interested in LGBTQ+ history’ NetGalley reviewer
n‘a very timely novel’ NetGalley reviewer
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