{"product_id":"the-love-that-dares-rachel-smith-9781781578292","title":"The Love That Dares: Letters of LGBTQ+ Love \u0026 Friendship Through History","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn intimate and inspiring collection of letters revealing some of the greatest queer love stories in history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - has always been with us.\" - Mark Gatiss \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony and the ecstasy one might feel today have been shared by lovers long gone. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Love That Dares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, queer love speaks its name through a wonderful selection of surviving letters between lovers and friends, confidants and companions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers. Together, they weave a narrative of queer love through the centuries, through the romantic, often funny, and always poignant words of those who lived it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluding letters written by: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJohn Cage \u003cbr\u003eAudre Lorde \u003cbr\u003eBenjamin Britten \u003cbr\u003eLorraine Hansberry \u003cbr\u003eWalt Whitman \u003cbr\u003eVita Sackville-West \u003cbr\u003eRadclyffe Hall \u003cbr\u003eAllen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Smith, Barbara Vesey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178157829X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781578292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ilex Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/02\/2022 pg. 1","brand":"Rachel Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995352269055,"sku":"9781781578292","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_abdae83a-45d2-41b3-b873-f91cbe2041e3.jpg?v=1683335339","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-love-that-dares-rachel-smith-9781781578292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}