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How much does romance factor into this? Is it a historical romance or is a a historical LGBT book in which there happens to be romance?

Arukiyomi Well, that depends on how you define "historical." This is emphatically not a historical description of lesbian life in Victorian Britain. In fact, I …moreWell, that depends on how you define "historical." This is emphatically not a historical description of lesbian life in Victorian Britain. In fact, I think it's probably embellished that a great deal. It's very much focussed on sexual longing and its physical expression. Whatever romance there is (and there's precious little with many of the relationships Nancy ends up having) is definitely secondary to sex.(less)

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I'm currently working on transgressive forms of gender, basically all forms that don't fit the binary distinction male/female. The aim is to construct a literary analysis, meaning that I will analyse novels in which genderqueer characters or issues are at stake. I want to focus on 21st-century novels so my question is if anyone can recommend me any good literary, genderqueer novels written in or after the year 2000?

Spencer Sharpe are you still working on this? Ivan E Coyote has some good novels. "Freak Boy" by Kristin Elizabeth Clark features a genderqueer main character & seve…moreare you still working on this? Ivan E Coyote has some good novels. "Freak Boy" by Kristin Elizabeth Clark features a genderqueer main character & several trans secondary characters; "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" is mostly about a cis lesbian, but there is a two-spirit character pretty central to the plot; "The Creamsickle" by Rhiannon Argo features gender non conforming and trans people. (less)

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Does this book have a tragic/downer ending?