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Beggar of Love

by Lee Lynch

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Jefferson is the lover every woman wants to be--or to have. Magnetically attractive, athletic, alcoholic, Jefferson is an anchorless innocent wandering through a world of women who can resist her no more than she can resist them. Never lacking a lover, Jefferson knows little of love; brought up on the right side of the tracks, she's drawn to the wild side. Every lesbian has known Jefferson--or is Jefferson. Not since The Well of Loneliness has there been a lesbian novel of this scope. But much has changed since then...… (more)
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I think one of the blurbs said that this would remind me of The Well of Loneliness, but since I hadn't read that book before this one, it reminded me more of Portrait of a Lady by Henry James (thankfully this novel didn't have James' super run on sentences).

It's the story of Jefferson. We first meet her when she's a very little kid and then we get to go along on her life. Through all the ups and downs (And a few slightly sideways trips). A lot of it took place in the New York, and some of it in New Hampshire. I'm not sure if it's because I'm more in touch with a New England than a New York City sorta life, but, I liked that part of the book just a little bit more.

Like Portrait of a Lady it took me quite a while to get into the flow of this book. What can I say, I read many many more plot driven fiction novels than I do character driven ones, and this was definitely character driven. Some of that I liked, some of it I didn't. I think my favorite two characters were Gladys and Lily Ann, but I also wound up liking most of the characters in New Hampshire as well. I also liked how I could tell what point in time it was by the narrative. No specific dates needed.

For those looking for a quick read this isn't it. But for someone looking for an in depth interesting character study, this book is the ticket. ( )
  DanieXJ | Jun 4, 2017 |
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Ginger wasn't coming back this time, Jefferson felt it. She didn't blame Ginger, but for the final break to come over a mistake, a misunderstanding - the pain of it pummeled her. She'd only gone to Shirley's room to finish apologizing and to get to know her without sex hanging them up. Then they walked around the corner to the coffee shop as Jefferson had originally planned, as she told Ginger she would. She was bursting with herself when she got home.
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Jefferson is the lover every woman wants to be--or to have. Magnetically attractive, athletic, alcoholic, Jefferson is an anchorless innocent wandering through a world of women who can resist her no more than she can resist them. Never lacking a lover, Jefferson knows little of love; brought up on the right side of the tracks, she's drawn to the wild side. Every lesbian has known Jefferson--or is Jefferson. Not since The Well of Loneliness has there been a lesbian novel of this scope. But much has changed since then...

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