LBB Book Club: Lesbian Reading Group discusses The Education of Harriet Hatfield

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 7:00pm

Left Bank Books
399 N. Euclid Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Join the Lesbian Reading Group for a discussion of
The Education of Harriet Hatfield by May Sarton.

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"Harriet Hatfield begins a new life at the age of 60 after her lover of 30 years has died and left her comfortably well off. But when Harriet opens a bookstore for women in a blue-collar neighborhood of Boston, she is viciously attacked for her lesbianism. Ms. Sarton's powerful portrayal of the shy, reserved woman's battle becomes a moving statement about the place of the outsider in our world—and the necessity of following the human heart.” —Dallas Morning News


When Harriet Hatfield opens a bookstore for women in a blue-collar neighborhood near Boston, she is bombarded by anonymous threats. And when the Boston Globe reports "Lesbian Bookstore Owner Threatened", her education in the narrow-mindedness of her fellow man—and woman—begins.

Event address: 
399 N. Euclid Ave.
Saint Louis, MO 63108
Books: 
The Education of Harriet Hatfield: A Novel By May Sarton Cover Image
$24.95
ISBN: 9780393310290
Availability: On Our Shelves (Note - We update this inventory once per day.)
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - April 17th, 1990

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