{"product_id":"9781612940427","title":"Risk","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Pale\u003c\/i\u003e by Elana Dykewomon:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most compelling novels I have ever read. . . . A work of remarkable importance.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the best books of the year. . . . Compelling, honest and unselfconscious.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Truly great novels aren’t written very often, but \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Pale\u003c\/i\u003e deserves all the glowing adjectives available.”—\u003ci\u003eBay Area Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A moving chronicle.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A page-turner. . . . Recommended for all collections.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElana Dykewomon’s extraordinarily well-received novel \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Pale\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1997 and won both the Lambda Literary Award and the Ferro-Grumley Award. It is firmly established as a classic text in the canon of lesbian literature. \u003ci\u003eRisk\u003c\/i\u003e is the longed-for follow-up from Dykewomon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully told story that spans the years from the mid-eighties to the post-9\/11 world. Carol is an idealistic, Berkeley-educated, Jewish lesbian living in Oakland, California. Downwardly mobile, the Berkeley grad makes her living by tutoring high school students. Through Carol’s life, Dykewomon explores the changing times and values in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElana Dykewomon\u003c\/b\u003e is an activist, author, and teacher, and she has a fiercely dedicated readership that has been eagerly awaiting her next novel for a dozen years. One of the finest thinkers—and writers—the women’s movement has produced, Dykewomon has worked for the last fifteen years as an editor and teacher of composition and creative writing, both independently and for San Francisco State University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bywater Books MI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177377710320,"sku":"9781612940427","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612940427_p0.jpg?v=1763850236","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612940427","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}