Return to Lesbos

By Valerie Taylor

This treasure from the golden age of lesbian pulp fiction picks up where Stranger on Lesbos left off. Deserted by her butch lover, Frances struggles to re-integrate into conventional married life. But no amount of resolve can keep her away from a new lover, the boyish Erika who lures her back into the melodrama of lesbian life.

Femmes Fatales restores to print the best of women’s writing in the classic pulp genres of the mid-20th century. From mystery to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, these rediscovered queens of pulp offer subversive perspectives on a turbulent era. Enjoy the series: Bedelia; Bunny Lake Is Missing; By Cecile; The G-String Murders; The Girls in 3-B; Laura; The Man Who Loved His Wife; Mother Finds a Body; Now, Voyager; Return to Lesbos; Skyscraper; Stranger on Lesbos; Stella Dallas; Women's Barracks.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
• Release date: Jul 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781558618329

Valerie Taylor

Valerie Taylor was born and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. She had a thirty-year career in the financial services industry as a marketer and writer. After her divorce, she spread her wings and relocated her career, first to Boston and then to Seattle. When she retired, she resettled in Shelton, Connecticut, to be near her two grown children and granddaughter. She’s a published book reviewer with BookTrib.com; and a member of the Westport Writers’ Workshop, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Women's Fiction Writers Association. She enjoys practicing tai chi and being an expert sports spectator. What’s Not Said was her debut novel, followed by the sequel, What’s Not True in 2021. The final book in the trilogy, What’s Not Lost, launches in February 2023.

Reviews for Return to Lesbos

[schatzi_5 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

SPOILER ALERTS FOR "STRANGER ON LESBOS" AND "A WORLD WITHOUT MEN"After returning to her husband at the end of "Stranger on Lesbos," Frances Ollenfield has been trying to be a good wife for over a year. She's incredibly lonely and restless, however, and she knows that her affair with Bake wasn't an aberration (like her husband believes), but that she's a lesbian. She meets Erika Frohmann in a used bookstore, and Frances is filled with longing for the other woman.Meanwhile, Erika, the strong concentration camp survivor from "A World Without Men," has been completely crushed by life. Her partner, Kate (also from "A World Without Men"), died unexpectedly in a car accident, and Erika is finding it hard to continue living. She's almost completely withdrawn from life, but Frances is determined to lure her back.Altogether, I really liked this book. There are some overly dramatic parts, but I love that it's not some "lesbians are depraved sex perverts" book. There are several characters in the book sympathetic to gay people. And I really do like the characters of both Frances and Erika. I'm looking forward to reading the sequel.