{"product_id":"9780889220607","title":"Theme for Diverse Instruments","description":"Jane Rule’s first collection of short stories, some of which were first published in \u003ci\u003eThe Ladder\u003c\/i\u003e, the first nationally distributed lesbian publication in the United States. Jane Rule is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDesert of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMemory Board\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the sensual and tender “Middle Children,” two closeted young lesbians radiate the joy of their love into the tumultuous lives around them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn “A Television Drama,” Carolee Mitchell witnesses the capture of a wounded fugitive-and the blurring of the boundaries between reality and unreality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Maly learns to contend with the games of her brother and his new friend by devising a game of her own in “My Father's House.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn “My Country Wrong,” an American lesbian returns at Christmas time to Vietnam-era San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003eIn the humourous story “House,” an uninhibited, nonconformist family tries conventionality on for size.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuth hires Anna-but the women’s relationship encompasses far more complicated issues than Anna being Ruth’s “Housekeeper.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the unforgettable “In the Basement of the House”, a young woman grapples with the forces that entwine her life with a conventional-appearing husband and wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd in a story that ranks with the greatest ever written, lesbian Alice occupies “The Attic of the House.”\u003cbr\u003eThis outstanding collection, from one of the most gifted writers of our generation, deserves a permanent place on your bookshelf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview adapted from lesbianfunworld.com.","brand":"Talonbooks, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033894863088,"sku":"9780889220607","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780889220607_p0.jpg?v=1763855243","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780889220607","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}