Annotation
"Breaking new ground in historical fiction, this epic novel is an extraordinary testimony to the lives of Russian Jewish lesbians who immigrated to North America at the turn of the twentieth century. Chava, Rose, Gutke and Dovida embark on a courageous journey beyond the Pale of Settlement in Russia and outside the bounds of convention."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Awards
1998 Lambda Literary Awards
1998 Publishing Triangle Awards
Characters
| Name | Gurvich, Gutke |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Midwife |
| Traits | Russian |
| Immigrant | |
| Lesbian | |
| Name | Meyer, Chava |
| Gender | Female |
| Traits | Russian |
| Immigrant | |
| Jewish | |
| Lesbian | |
| Genre | Historical Sociological Domestic --Lesbian Fiction |
| Topics | Jewish immigrants Lesbians Female relationships Labor movements Women's rights |
| Setting | Manhattan, New York Lower East Side |