Over seven decades, Librarian, Ada Shook, is witness to the racism laced through her Southern city; the paradox of religion as both comfort and torment; and the survival networks created by gay people. Eleven interconnected stories cover the sweep of one woman’s personal history as she reaches her own form of Southern womanhood—compassionate, resilient, principled, lesbian.
A slightly different version of “Comfort Zone” was first published in Raleigh Review, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Spring 2016). “Raised That Way” originally appeared in Minerva Rising, Issue 11 (Winter 2017).
$9.99
| Genre | Historical |
| Length | 200 pages |
| Publication Date | February 20, 2017 |
| Publisher | Bywater Books |
| ISBN | 9781612940861 |
| Cover Designer | Ann McMan, TreeHouse Studio |
