{"product_id":"the-girls-in-3-b-9781558614567","title":"The Girls in 3-B","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis classic pulp novel about three young women who leave behind their small-town roots for the big city is \"a remarkable slice of bohemia from the 1950s\" and a \"wondrous tale of love, lesbianism, poetry, and sex\" (Jack Halberstam).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnice, Pat, and Barby are best friends from Iowa, freshly arrived in booming 1950s Chicago to explore different paths toward independence, self-expression, and sexual freedom. From the hip-hang of a bohemian lifestyle to the sophisticated lure of romance with a handsome, wealthy, married boss to the happier security of a lesbian relationship, these three experience firsthand the dangers and limitations of women's economic reliance on men.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesbian pulp author Valerie Taylor skillfully paints a sociological portrait of the emotional and economic pitfalls of heterosexuality in 1950s America--and then offers a defiantly subversive alternative. A classic pulp tale showcasing predatory beatnik men, drug hallucinations, and secret lesbian trysts, \u003cem\u003eThe Girls in 3-B\u003c\/em\u003e approaches the theme of sex from the stiffened vantage point of 1950s psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFemmes Fatales\u003c\/strong\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eValerie Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e is the pen name of Velma Young, author of the lesbian pulp classics \u003ci\u003eWhisper Their Love\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), \u003ci\u003eThe Girls in 3-B\u003c\/i\u003e (1959), \u003ci\u003eWorld Without Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1963), \u003ci\u003eJourney to Fulfillment\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), and \u003ci\u003eRipening\u003c\/i\u003e (1988). With the $500 proceeds of her first novel, \u003ci\u003eHired Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (1953), Taylor bought a pair of shoes, two dresses, and hired a divorce lawyer. After leaving her husband, she kicked off a prolific career as the author of pulp fiction novels, poetry (under the name of Nacella Young), and romances (under the name Francine Davenport). A long-time activist for gay and lesbian rights, she was a co-founder of Mattachine Midwest and the Lesbian Writers Conference in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Feminist Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726235930898,"sku":"9781558614567","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21f15a16-4d3b-4798-87e4-872c8464b1b2.jpg?v=1734860806","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-girls-in-3-b-9781558614567","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}