coming out – Pulp & Pep https://monicanolan.com/pulppep An exploration of lesbian pulps and 1950s teen romance Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:55:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 120614702 Designing Lesbians https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2013/10/21/designing-lesbians/ Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:55:42 +0000 http://monicanolan.jayuen.com/pulppep/?p=384 The Odd Ones, Edwina Mark, Berkley Books, 1959

“Jean discovered her true sexual nature through the expert teachings of sleek Sherri Lancaster.”

The Plot: Orphaned outcast Jean Grant is so desperate to get out of her hick town and discover her “true nature” she elopes with sensitive Tim, the unhappy son of the lecherous druggist (who is also Jean’s employer). After gritting her teeth through their wedding night, Jean steals Tim’s $1000 nest egg and hightails it to New York. There she checks into a cheap hotel and sets out to explore the city, alternately racked by guilt and overflowing with delirious joy at her newfound freedom.

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