{"product_id":"theme-for-diverse-instruments-jane-rule-9780889220607","title":"Theme for Diverse Instruments","description":"\u003cp\u003eJane Rule's first collection of short stories, some of which were first published in \u003ci\u003eThe Ladder\u003c\/i\u003e, the first nationally distributed lesbian publication in the United States. Jane Rule is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDesert of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMemory Board\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the sensual and tender \"Middle Children,\" two closeted young lesbians radiate the joy of their love into the tumultuous lives around them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"A Television Drama,\" Carolee Mitchell witnesses the capture of a wounded fugitive?and the blurring of the boundaries between reality and unreality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Maly learns to contend with the games of her brother and his new friend by devising a game of her own in \"My Father's House.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"My Country Wrong,\" an American lesbian returns at Christmas time to Vietnam-era San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003eIn the humourous story \"House,\" an uninhibited, nonconformist family tries conventionality on for size. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth hires Anna?but the women's relationship encompasses far more complicated issues than Anna being Ruth's \"Housekeeper.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the unforgettable \"In the Basement of the House\", a young woman grapples with the forces that entwine her life with a conventional-appearing husband and wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd in a story that ranks with the greatest ever written, lesbian Alice occupies \"The Attic of the House.\"\u003cbr\u003eThis outstanding collection, from one of the most gifted writers of our generation, deserves a permanent place on your bookshelf. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReview adapted from lesbianfunworld.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Rule\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0889220603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889220607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Talonbooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/1975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Jane Rule","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372329292031,"sku":"9780889220607","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e73d856d-355f-4f48-ba80-a7a5a3b6ba84.jpg?v=1732725645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theme-for-diverse-instruments-jane-rule-9780889220607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}