A/K/A: A Novel (edition 1998)

I loved this book. It’s a great read, with riveting characters and a compelling plot. It’s dramatic, occasionally a little over the top, but it somehow still feels believable. We’ve all met many of these characters. There are lots of references to lesbian community but it never seems provincial. It’s set in NYC, with the stories of the two protagonists told separately. Most of it is written in the first person, through one of the two women, but at the beginning and the end, the camera pans away and we can be more objective. A third woman – a happily married and well-adjusted lesbian – acts as a fulcrum for the other two. This novel also has one of the most unique endings I’ve ever happened across in a love story. ( )