{"product_id":"the-love-that-dares-letters-of-lgbtq-love-friendship-through-history-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Smith (Author)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRachel Smith was born in Providence, raised in Hope, Rhode Island, and currently resides in London, where she is an archivist at Bishopsgate Institute. She is also an award-winning screenwriter. \u003ci\u003eThe Love That Dares \u003c\/i\u003eis her first work of non-fiction, after releasing a collection of her poetry and photography, \u003ci\u003eWords \u0026amp; Pictures, \u003c\/i\u003e in 2016. In her free time, Rachel enjoys coffee, travel, \u003cbr\u003eknitting, her dog and her wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Vesey (Author)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBarbara Vesey was raised in New York but, having seen \u003ci\u003eMary Poppins\u003c\/i\u003e at an impressionable age, eventually moved to London. Once accused of being a 'rampant feminist' - an epithet she was delighted to receive - after 25 years as a writer, editor and proofreader she retrained as an archivist. She is proud to work at the archives of both the Bishopsgate Institute and the Society of the Sacred Heart. Through sheer luck she has two amazing children and a world-class collection of art postcards.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ilex Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525603299602,"sku":"9781781578292","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_beb1b95c-20c1-4e66-bfb7-62b6eae397de.jpg?v=1731228198","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-love-that-dares-letters-of-lgbtq-love-friendship-through-history-9781781578292","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}