A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces that Shaped Queer Womens Culture A cracking read (Val McDermid)

* Longlisted For The Polari First Book Prize 2025 *A Highly Readable Cultural History Of Queer WomenS Lives In The Second Half Of The Twentieth CenturyAn Inspiring Celebration Of Lesbian Camaraderie, Activism And Fun Sarah WatersA Cracking Read, And A Reminder Of What Shaped Where We Are Now Val McdermidRiveting; Indispensable; And Suffused With A Humane Warmth Alison Bechdelfor As Long As Queer Women Have Existed, TheyVe Created Gathering Grounds Where They Can Be Themselves. In A Place Of Our Own, Journalist June Thomas Invites Readers Into Six Iconic Lesbian Spaces Over The Course Of The Last Sixty Years, Including The Rural Commune, The Sex Toy Boutique And The Feminist Bookstore. She Also Illuminates What Is Gained And Lost In The Shift From The Exclusive, TightKnit WomenS Spaces Of The 70S Toward TodayS More Inclusive Yet More Diffuse Lgbtq+ Communities.ThomasS Ability To Resurrect The Past Is A Testament To Her Meticulous Research. But ItS Her Voice Charming, Irreverent, Tender That Makes The Journey Through Lesbian History So Worthwhile New York TimesA MustHave For Any Queer Bookshelf Tegan QuinPulses With Delicious Dykes And The Spaces We Have Made For Ourselves Over The Years Stella Duffy