Summer has arrived, which means it’s time to slip into your swim trunks, hit the pool and/or beach, and work on that tan. First you’re going to need a great book to take with you. So to help you out, we've compiled a diverse list of titles for you to check out this summer.
Poignant memoirs. Quirky romances. Serious nonfiction. Sexy thrillers. Literary classics. Even a graphic novel. We've got all the bases covered.
The Animals: Love Letters Between Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy
Edited by
Katherine Bucknell
Katherine Bucknell
48-year-old Christopher Isherwood was already an acclaimed author when he met 18-year-old Don Bachardy on the beach in Santa Monica in 1952. Within a year, they were living together as an openly gay couple, defying convention both in the closeted world of Hollywood and with their 30 year age difference. Their love affair lasted until Isherwood’s death in 1986. The Animals contains more than 500 pages of letters written between the men, detailing their unique partnership, their affairs and jealousy, the pressures of increasing celebrity, and what it was like to be openly gay at a time when America did not approve of love between two men.
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