{"product_id":"well-of-loneliness-4","title":"Well Of Loneliness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MOST FAMOUS LESBIAN NOVEL FOR DECADES - AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The bible of lesbianism'' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e ''A beacon for sexual self-discovery'' HEPHZIBAH ANDERSON, \u003ci\u003eBBC CULTURE \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of the first and most influential contributions of gay and lesbian literature'' \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful novel of love between women,\u003ci\u003e The Well of Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e brought about the most famous legal trial for obscenity in the history of British law. Banned on publication in 1928, it then went on to become a classic bestseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''What do I care for the world''s opinion? What do I care for anything but you!''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Gordon (named by a father desperate for a son) is not like other girls: she hunts, she fences, she reads books, wears trousers and longs to cut her hair. She is an ideal child of aristocratic parents who grows up to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the stifling grandeur of Morton Hall, the locals begin to draw away from her, aware of some indefinable thing that sets her apart. And when Stephen Gordon reaches maturity, she falls passionately in love with another woman. As her ambitions drive and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduced by Diana Souhami, author of the acclaimed biography \u003ci\u003eThe Trials of Radclyffe Hall. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317130207614,"sku":"NW9781844085156","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781844085156.jpg?v=1778720910","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/well-of-loneliness-4","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}