The Girls in 3-B

By Valerie Taylor

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

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.