Books like A Place for Us by Isabel Miller
Set in a puritanical New England town during the early nineteenth century, the story follows two women, Patience and Sarah, who fall in love despite the lack of guidance or support. Undeterred by societal expectations and historical constraints, they purchase a farm and create a shared life away from a world that sought to limit them and their love.
First publish date: 1969
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Lesbian Fiction
Authors: Isabel Miller
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