Behind the Pine Curtain by Gerri Hill Paperback Book

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Rent Behind the Pine Curtain

Author: Gerri Hill

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Client Distribution Services

Published: Jun 2006

Genre: Fiction - Lesbian

Retail Price: $16.95

Pages: 240

Synopsis

Jacqueline Keys was ostracized from her small hometown of Pine Springs, Texas when she was seventeen, sent away because she was gay. Her family was the largest employer in the county, owning Pine Springs Lumber, and her father was mayor of this small town. Her mother could not accept the fact that her only child was gay, could not tolerate the gossip about her family. So, with a hundred dollars in her pocket and a one-way bus ticket out of town, Jacqueline was told not to come back until she had come to her senses. And that included being prepared to marry the son of a business associate of the family.

Fifteen years later—long after she'd hitch-hiked to Los Angeles, long after she'd worked nights to put herself through college, and long after she'd written her first best seller, No Place For Family—Jacqueline is persuaded to go back to the tiny town of Pine Springs after her father's death.

The quick trip she'd envisioned for the funeral turns into weeks as she learns her father's business is suddenly hers to manage. And she is also again face-to-face with the woman who, as a teen, had been Jackie's first crush. She and Kay had been inseparable as kids, and later as teens. They find themselves falling back into their old habits, and Jackie is soon fighting the same feelings she'd had when she was seventeen.

But living behind the pine curtain, Kay is afraid of her love for Jackie, afraid of what her family will say, afraid of how the town will react. Jackie refuses to hide, refuses to crawl back into the closet, so once again, she leaves Pine Springs . . . alone.

Will Kay let her go? Or will Kay follow her heart?

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Reviews

BookLender review by Denise on 2007-07-13 07:49:34

As a 45 y/o old lesbian, I'm a little ashamed to admit that my lifestyle and my favorite hobby, reading, have never met up. I found this book by accident and I have to tell you, I think I'm hooked. I don't think I could have handled a lot of trashy love scenes - life seldom throws those in my direction so this book kept things fairly real with just enough fantasy to keep it interesting. Unfortunately for some of us, there is still a 'Pine Curtain' in our lives and it was most enjoyable to be able to be part of seeing a character so likeable overcome her's. Highly recommended