The desert of the heart
LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall
Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Lesbians, fiction
Divorced women
Identity
Lesbians
Interpersonal relations
Fiction, general
Fiction
Possibly Jane Rule's best known novel, The Desert of the Heart is the story of a free spirited woman falling for a repressed older woman. Evelyn Hall is taking respite at a ranch for women as she seeks a divorce after years of marriage. Written in 1964, it serves as a fascinating snapshot into the l…
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