{"product_id":"place-of-our-own","title":"Place of Our Own","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA highly readable cultural history of queer women's lives in the second half of the twentieth century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An inspiring celebration of lesbian camaraderie, activism and fun' \u003c\/b\u003eSARAH WATERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A cracking read, and a reminder of what shaped where we are now' \u003c\/b\u003eVAL MCDERMID \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Riveting; indispensable; and suffused with a humane warmth'\u003c\/b\u003e ALISON BECHDEL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor as long as queer women have existed, they've created gathering grounds where they can be themselves. In \u003ci\u003eA Place of Our Own\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, tight-knit women's spaces of the '70s toward today's more inclusive yet more diffuse LGBTQ+ communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thomas's ability to resurrect the past is a testament to her meticulous research. But it's her voice - charming, irreverent, tender - that makes the journey through lesbian history so worthwhile' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A must-have for any queer bookshelf' \u003c\/b\u003eTEGAN QUIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Pulses with delicious dykes and the spaces we have made for ourselves over the years' \u003c\/b\u003eSTELLA DUFFY\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249594192216,"sku":"9780349018959","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780349018959.jpg?v=1779427856","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/place-of-our-own","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}