
Rubyfruit Jungle is the first milestone novel in the extraordinary career of one of this country's most distinctive writers. Bawdy and moving, the ultimate word-of-mouth bestseller, Rubyfruit Jungle is about growing up a lesbian in America--and living happily ever after. Born a bastard, Molly Bolt is adopted by a dirt-poor southern couple who want something better for their daughter. Molly plays doctor with the boys, beats up Leroy the tub and loses her virginity to her girlfriend in Molly decides not to apologize for that. In no time she mesmerizes the head cheerleader of Ft. Lauderdale heiress. But the world is not tolerate. Booted out of college for moral turpitude, an unrepentant, penniless Molly takes New York by storm, sending not a few female hearts aflutter with her startling beauty, crackling wit and fierce determination to become the when first published,...
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Läste den svenska översättningen "Kvinnofrukt" av Annika Preis (1978) och var helt förtrollad. Både skrattade, grät och kände irritation. Författarens medvetenhet märks över hela boken. Skulle säga att efter varje kapitel finns alltid någonting nytt att diskutera, anmärka, vilket gör den till ett rekommenderande bokcirkelsmaterial.