{"product_id":"patience-sarah","title":"Patience \u0026 Sarah","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 1969 American Library Assoc.'s first Gay Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \"Best 100 Best Gay and Lesbian Novels of All Time\" (Publishing Triangle)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the nineteenth century, Isabel Miller's classic lesbian novel traces the relationship between Patience White, an educated painter, and Sarah Dowling, a farmer, whose romantic bond does not sit well with the puritanical New England farming community in which they live. Ultimately, they are forced to make life-changing decisions that depend on their courage and their commitment to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e \r\n\u003cp\u003eFirst self-published in 1969 in an edition of 1,000 copies, it garnered increasing attention to the point of receiving the American Library Association's first Gay Book Award. \u003ci\u003ePatience \u0026amp; Sarah\u003c\/i\u003e is a historical romance that was a touchstone for the burgeoning gay and women's activism of the late 1960s and early 1970s; it celebrates the joys of an uninhibited love between two strong women with a confident defiance that remains relevant today.\u003c\/p\u003e \r\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition features an appendix of supplementary materials, as well as an introduction by Emma Donoghue, whose numerous books include \u003ci\u003eStirfry, Hood,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife Mask,\u003c\/i\u003e which was shortlisted for a 2005 Lambda Literary Award and the Ferro-Grumley Award. Her 2010 novel \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eLittle Sister's Classic edition now in its second printing!\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Miller, Isabel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47645178593504,"sku":null,"price":13.2,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0d8a97f4-8f3e-4a75-8863-3d4e4c5bcafb.jpg?v=1754840271","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/patience-sarah","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}