Name: The Tree and the Vine
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Author: Dola De Jong
ISBN: 9781945492341

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Publisher

Transit Books

Author

Dola De Jong

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

150

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781945492341

Synopsis "The Tree and the Vine "

"A jewel hidden in plain sight."&;Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewWhen Bea meets Erica at the home of a mutual friend, this chance encounter sets the stage for the story of two women torn between desire and taboo in the years leading up to the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam. Erica, a reckless young journalist, pursues passionate but abusive affairs with different women. Bea, a reserved secretary, grows increasingly obsessed with Erica, yet denial and shame keep her from recognizing her attraction. Only Beas discovery that Erica is half-Jewish and a member of the Dutch resistanceand thus in dangerbrings her closer to accepting her own feelings.First published in 1955 in the Netherlands, Dola de Jongs The Tree and the Vine was a groundbreaking work in its time for its frank and sensitive depiction of the love between two women, now available in a new translation.

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