The Girls in 3-B (Femmes Fatales)

The Girls in 3-B (Femmes Fatales)

<div>Annice, 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. Lesbian 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, <I>The Girls in 3-B</I> approaches the theme of sex from the stiffened vantage point of 1950s psychology.<BR><BR><B>Femmes Fatales</B> 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. Enjoy the series: <I>Bedelia</I>; <I>Bunny Lake Is Missing</I>; <I>By Cecile</I>; <I>The G-String Murders</I>; <I>The Girls in 3-B</I>; <I>Laura</I>; <I>The Man Who Loved His Wife</I>; <I>Mother Finds a Body</I>; <I>Now, Voyager</I>; <I>Return to Lesbos</I>; <I>Skyscraper</I>; <I>Stranger on Lesbos</I>; <I>Stella Dallas</I>; <I>Women's Barracks</I>.<BR></div>