Praise for Beyond the Pale by Elana Dykewomon One of the mostcompelling novels I have ever read. . . . A work of remarkable importance.The Village Voice One of ... » 

Praise for Beyond the Pale by Elana Dykewomon One of the mostcompelling novels I have ever read. . . . A work of remarkable importance.The Village Voice One of the best books of the year. . . . Compellinghonest and unselfconscious.The Toronto Star Truly great novels arentwritten very often but Beyond the Pale deserves all the glowing adjectivesavailable.Bay Area Reporter A moving chronicle.Publishers WeeklyA pageturner. . . . Recommended for all collections.Library JournalElana Dykewomons extraordinarily wellreceived novel Beyond the Pale wasfirst published in 1997 and won both the Lambda Literary Award and the FerroGrumley Award. It is firmly established as a classic text in the canon oflesbian literature. Risk is the longedfor followup from Dykewomon. Risk isa beautifully told story that spans the years from the mideighties to thepost911 world. Carol is an idealistic Berkeleyeducated Jewish lesbianliving in Oakland California. Downwardly mobile the Berkeley grad makes herliving by tutoring high school students. Through Carols life Dykewomonexplores the changing times and values in America. Elana Dykewomon is anactivist author and teacher and she has a fiercely dedicated readership thathas been eagerly awaiting her next novel for a dozen years. One of the finestthinkersand writersthe womens movement has produced Dykewomon has workedfor the last fifteen years as an editor and teacher of composition and creativewriting both independently and for San Francisco State University. «