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Valencia

by Michelle Tea

2000 · literary fiction · adult

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Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

The rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco's radical lesbian underground is laid bare in this action-packed novel, which follows a young gay woman down into the often dangerous world inhabited by the city's "dyke" community.

Set in

  • ★
    San Francisco · United States
    Mission District queer underground
    ★ primary

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