This abstract is from the cover of the book.
Designated the “Queen of Lesbian Pulp” for authoring five landmark novels beginning in 1957, Ann Bannon's work defined lesbian fiction for the pre-Stonewall generation. Unlike many writers of the period, however, Bannon broke through the shame and isolation typically portrayed in lesbian pulps, offering instead women characters who embraced their sexuality against great odds.
With Beebo Brinker Bannon introduces the title character, a butch 17-year-old farm girl newly arrived in Beat-era Greenwich Village after she is kicked out of her Wisconsin hometown for wearing drag to the State Fair. Befriended by the gay Jack Mann, a father-figure with a weakness for runaways, Beebo sets out to find love among the Bohemian set.
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