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      The Love That Dares: Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship Through History

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      An intimate and inspiring collection of letters revealing some of the greatest queer love stories in history
      An intimate and inspiring collection of letters revealing some of the greatest queer love stories in history

      "What this charming, moving and fa...

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      Product ID:9781781578292
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Love That Dares
      Subtitle:Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship Through History
      Authors:Author: Barbara Vesey, Rachel Smith
      Page Count:288
      Subjects:Diaries, letters and journals, Diaries, letters & journals
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      An intimate and inspiring collection of letters revealing some of the greatest queer love stories in history
      An intimate and inspiring collection of letters revealing some of the greatest queer love stories in history

      "What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - has always been with us." - Mark Gatiss

      A good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony and the ecstasy one might feel today have been shared by lovers long gone. In The Love That Dares, queer love speaks its name through a wonderful selection of surviving letters between lovers and friends, confidants and companions.

      Alongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers. Together, they weave a narrative of queer love through the centuries, through the romantic, often funny, and always poignant words of those who lived it.

      Including letters written by:
      John Cage
      Audre Lorde
      Benjamin Britten
      Lorraine Hansberry
      Walt Whitman
      Vita Sackville-West
      Radclyffe Hall
      Allen Ginsberg

      Imprint Name:Ilex
      Publisher Name:Octopus Publishing Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2022-01-27

      Additional information

      Weight418 g
      Dimensions144 × 223 × 29 mm