Patience and Sarah - Softcover

Nearly thirty years ago, when Patience and Sarah first came into the world, it was a very rare book, indeed -- the story of the love between two women, not only issued by a mainstream publisher but with a happy ending, yet! Isabel Miller based her novel on what little is known of the folk painter Mary Ann Willson and her companion, Miss Brundidge, who lived and farmed together for many years in New York State's Greene County in the early part of the nineteenth century. It's a tender tale that unfolds gently as the two women recognize and marvel at the love that has unfolded in their lives. Times have changed, and similar stories are routinely published today by houses large and small. But every once in a while, I come across my original, very battered, copy of the very first Fawcett Crest edition on my shelf. And, incurable romantic that I am, I remember what it was like to read Patience and Sarah for the first time -- and to dream. I'm pleased to know that this lovely tale is still in print, all these years later, for an entirely new generation of young lesbians to discover.

Isabel Miller was born in Traverse City, Michigan, but lived in New York. She is the author of numerous novels including two under her real name, Alma Routsong. She died in 1996. Emma Donoghue is an award-winning Irish writer who lives in Canada. She is the author of twelve books including the novel Stirfry and Hood, which one the 1995 Gay and Lesbian Book Award.