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This "remarkable slice of bohemia from the 1950s . . . weaves a wondrous tale of love, lesbianism, poetry, and sex" (Jack Halberstam, author of Female Masculinity). Annice, Pat, and Barby are best friends from Iowa, freshly arrived in booming 1950s Chicago to explore different paths toward independence, self-expression, and sexual freedom. From the hip-hang of a bohemian lifestyle to the sophisticated lure of romance with a handsome, wealthy, married boss to the happier security of a lesbian relationship, these three experience firsthand the dangers and limitations of women's economic reliance on men. Lesbian pulp author Valerie Taylor skillfully paints a sociological portrait of the emotional and economic pitfalls of heterosexuality in 1950s America--and then offers a defiantly subversive alternative. A classic pulp tale showcasing predatory beatnik men, drug hallucinations, and secret lesbian trysts, The Girls in 3-B approaches the theme of sex from the stiffened vantage point of 1950s psychology.… (more)
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Barby tried to imagine a mariage that would be better than sharing an apartment with Ilene Gordon..."
A fun read. A little risque... people look at you a little funny if you read it on the bus. I suggest a bookcover, unless you enjoy shocking the suburbans. Well written for a pulp novel, though I suppose it's one of the reasons that The Feminist Press decided to reprint it. Also, out of the three girls of the title, the lesbian ends up with the happiest story. (yay!) It makes me want to take another turn through the early lesbian novels... maybe the Beebo Brinker stories, or maybe the pulp novel Women's Barracks (sounds promising!)