{"product_id":"lesbian-love-story-a-memoir-in-archives-paperback","title":"Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmelia Possanza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Saidiya Hartman and Jeanette Winterson, \u003ci\u003eLesbian Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate journey into the archives--uncovering the romances and role models written out of history and what their stories can teach us all about how to love\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Amelia Possanza moved to Brooklyn to build a life of her own, she found herself surrounded by queer stories: she read them on landmark placards, overheard them on the pool deck when she joined the world's largest LGBTQ swim team, and even watched them on TV in her cockroach-infested apartment. These stories inspired her to seek out lesbians throughout history who could become her role models, in romance and in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCentered around seven love stories for the ages, this is Possanza's journey into the archives to recover the personal histories of lesbians in the twentieth century: who they were, how they loved, why their stories were destroyed, and where their memories echo and live on. Possanza's hunt takes readers from a drag king show in Bushwick to the home of activists in Harlem and then across the ocean to Hadrian's Library, where she searches for traces of Sappho in the ruins. Along the way, she discovers her own love--for swimming, for community, for New York City--and adds her record to the archive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of this riveting, inventive history, Possanza asks: How could lesbian love help us reimagine care and community? What would our world look like if we replaced its foundation of misogyny with something new, with something distinctly \u003ci\u003elesbian\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA full-time book publicist and part-time writer, \u003cb\u003eAmelia Possanza\u003c\/b\u003e currently lives in Brooklyn with her cat. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR's \u003ci\u003eInvisibilia\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eLesbian Love Story \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698343546976,"sku":"9781646222230","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/c73f593eba6ee8f2a8ad52c32afb55a1.webp?v=1775833853","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/lesbian-love-story-a-memoir-in-archives-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}