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Rubyfruit Jungle

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Rubyfruit Jungle

By: Rita Mae Brown
Narrated by: Anna Paquin
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Academy Award winner Anna Paquin narrates Rita Mae Brown’s pathbreaking novel Rubyfruit Jungle, available for the first time ever in audio.

A landmark coming-of-age novel that launched the career of one of this country’s most distinctive voices, Rubyfruit Jungle remains a transformative work since its original publication almost fifty years ago.

In bawdy, moving prose, Rita Mae Brown tells the story of Molly Bolt, the adoptive daughter of a dirt-poor Southern couple who boldly forges her own path in America. With her startling beauty and crackling wit, Molly finds that women are drawn to her wherever she goes - and she refuses to apologize for loving them back.

This literary milestone continues to resonate with its message about being true to yourself and, against the odds, living happily ever after.

©1973 by Rita Mae Brown. Introduction © 2015 by American Artist, Inc. (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction LGBTQIA+ Creators LGBTQIA+ Essentials Literature & Fiction

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While LGBTQIA+ creators have been around for millennia, it’s only recently that we’ve been hearing more diverse, more queer-authored, and more queer-performed stories about the entire spectrum of LGBTQIA+ experiences and identities. This list—just like the community it represents—is meant to be fluid. But most importantly, it’s meant to celebrate and reflect on the issues faced by LGBTQIA+ people everywhere.

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Classic Lgbt Fiction • Coming-of-age Tale • Excellent Reading • Complex Characters • Profound Impact • Charming Story
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I can’t believe that it took me so long to finally read this charming classic of LGBT fiction. With vivid and engaging characters and evocative descriptions of 1960s life in both the north and the south, I was completely delighted with this novel. Anna Paquin does a great job with the narration as well.

A Warm and Funny Coming of Age Tale

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Read it in paperback ages ago, when I was just coming out myself. Been a fan ever since. Anna Paquin does a great job.

An early classic by my favorite author.

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I read this when I was 20 and in my first lesbian relationship. I always remember it as one of my favorite most influential books. Couldn’t remember why.

38 years later, I’ve re-listened here. The story is sweet, the reading is excellent, and though it’s a lovely coming of age book, now that I’ve been out all these years, it’s hard to remember why this impacted me so profoundly.

But I wish that coming out enjoyment for all you young lesbians :)

Great book for new lesbians

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Life changing book when I was 18. Hearing it aloud was fun, well done and nostalgic.

Excellent

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A really moving account of life for a woman, who is both financially, poor, and a lesbian. While we still have so long to go, the book does make you realize how far much of our society has come. Now we just have to stop the back sliding.

Wonderful historic work

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Love the story. The narrator was very believable and quite good. A must read.

The Ruby Story

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This is still a coming of age novel that resonates today. Things have changed since published but feels like we are going back to this thinking. Worth listening to.

Read this about 30 years ago!

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lesbian bildungsroman—not a lot has changed
sexual themes, anti capitalist themes, easy & fast read. first person narrative. if i ever met RMB i yhink id die a bit from joy. ❤️ thank you for writing this gorgeous book

one of my favorite books

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loved it as a teenager and still love it now. there is some power in the words. I recommend it to any straight or lbgt person. get some insight.

memories

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Just love to hear books on audible. That wasn’t necessarily a theme was it was of my interest. I read this book in my 20s, I am now in my 60s, and I did enjoy it although most of it was slightly offensive. But a good read nonetheless.

May or may not be your cup of tea 🫖

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