The Girls in 3-B

By Valerie Taylor

Subjects: Roommates, Working class women, Young women, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Ps3570.a957 g57 2003, Fiction, general, Sexuality, 813/.54, Lesbian pulp fiction, repressed family, Interpersonal relations, Female friendship, Lesbians--fiction, lgbt, Iowa, fiction, Young women--fiction, Female friendship--fiction, Young women, fiction, Women employees, Fiction, Chicago (ill.), fiction, Man-woman relationships--fiction, drug hallucinations, queer, Man-woman relationships, Women employees--fiction, Relations with men, Lesbians, Lesbians, fiction, Working class women--fiction

Description: An honest, explosive novel that turns conventional ideas of 1950s feminity upside down, The Girls in 3-B reveals in page-turning detail the hidden world of mid-century America, showcasing predatory Beatnick men, workplace intrigues, drug hallucinations, repressed family secrets, and clandestine lesbian trysts. From the hip-hang of a bohemian lifestyle to the sophisticated lure of a wealthy boss to the habbier —but taboo— security of a lesbian relationship these three women experience first-hand the adventures and the limitations that await spirited young working women who strike out on their own in a decidedly male-centered world.