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Want to read a different kind of lesbian novel…
Want to buy one for a friend?
TRY WHISTLING CHOPIN may be just what you are looking for.
No coming of age discoveries-No first time ecstasy…
TRY WHISTLING CHOPIN reveals an in-depth lesbian relationship between Jennie Clark, single "out" playwright and "closeted" stage
director, Babs
Matthews, married, with two teenage daughters.
As the couple is drawn into an all consuming affair, Jennie accepts an LA based offer to write the book for an 18th century French musical. Under
the guise of research, she whisks Babs away to the City of Lights where the couple explores Paris, Pigalle and each other.
Once back in the states, Jennie leaves for California. Though strained, the relationship survives. When Jennie returns, she immediately begins
work on a new play with strong lesbian characters.
Meanwhile, Babs career takes a sudden jump forward when she becomes head of the Theatre Department at an impressive Community Center. Babs
however becomes increasingly fearful of being discovered in an "unacceptable" liaison.
Jennie's new play is finished and Babs is set to direct. Things seem to be back on track when our two lovers encounter "The Rasp", a 250-pound
bouncer at a Greenwich Village lesbian bar. The magnitude of Babs' homophobia becomes clear. Jennie, forced to rethink every premise of her own
life, makes an astounding choice.
TRY WHISTLING CHOPIN - written in fast paced dialog over a panoramic backdrop, offers a unique look at two women, desperately in
love and ultimately, desperately different.
In plain English, TRY WHISTLING CHOPIN is a darn good read whether one is gay, straight or undecided.
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