Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule (Paperback Book)

Name: Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule (Paperback Book)
Brand: Talonbooks

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When Jane Rule\u2019s first novel, Desert of the Heart, was published in 1964, it was an auspicious beginning for a writer who would build a reputation on her unflinching views about sexuality, relationships and the painful constrictions of societal convention. Even more astonishing is the way in which the novel has retained its cool quiet beauty and power of expression decades later.\nEvelyn Hall is a literature professor who travels to Reno, Nevada in the summer of 1958 in order to obtain a divorce and thus put an end to her disastrous sixteen-year marriage. She is divorcing her husband on the advice of his psychiatrist because, this being the \u201950s, he believes that Evelyn\u2019s success is causing her husband\u2019s depression. During her six-week stay at a boarding house (a residency requirement)\n\nDesert of the Heart\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price a;