{"product_id":"the-love-that-dares-an-anthology-of-queer-love-letters-9781781579695","title":"The Love That Dares: An Anthology of Queer Love Letters","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn intimate and inspiring collection of letters revealing some of the greatest queer love stories in history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - has always been with us.\" - Mark Gatiss \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony and the ecstasy one might feel today have been shared by lovers long gone. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Love That Dares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, queer love speaks its name through a wonderful selection of surviving letters between lovers and friends, confidants and companions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers. Together, they weave a narrative of queer love through the centuries, through the romantic, often funny, and always poignant words of those who lived it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluding letters written by: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e John Cage \u003cbr\u003e Audre Lorde \u003cbr\u003e Benjamin Britten \u003cbr\u003e Lorraine Hansberry \u003cbr\u003e Walt Whitman \u003cbr\u003e Vita Sackville-West \u003cbr\u003e Radclyffe Hall \u003cbr\u003e Allen Ginsberg \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ilex Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781579695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Rachel Smith, Barbara Vesey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44736633340085,"sku":"9781781579695","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_38a3655f-36e3-416e-a8c0-b90ae60891e7.jpg?v=1729609861","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-love-that-dares-an-anthology-of-queer-love-letters-9781781579695","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}