Climbing the Date Palm

by Shira Glassman

Book, 2014

Publication

Prizm (2014), 244 pages

Awards

Gaylactic Spectrum Award (Nominee — Novel — 2016)

Content and Summary Info

Bisexual Content: A main character (cisgender man) and a supporting character (cisgender woman) are bisexual.

Intersecting Marginalized Identities: Several characters, including a main character (lesbian), are Jewish.

Publisher's Summary: Prince Kaveh, the youngest son of the king of the City of Red Clay, is bisexual and completely besotted with Farzin, the engineer his father hired to oversee the improvements to the city's roads and bridges. However, the king doesn't share his positive feelings. After Farzin ends up at the head of the protest that ensues when the workers are only paid a third of their promised wages, he's thrown in prison and is scheduled to be executed...

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