Date:         Thu, 9 Jun 1994 09:18:02 -0400
From: PMDAtropos <pmdatropos@aol.com>

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A great summer read!

There's a new book out, _The Amazon Chronicles_, by Jane E. M.
Robinson, that I highly recommend. This book has it all: bravery,
betrayal, intrigue, glory, triumph, true love. And it's all about
WOMEN!

This book, obviously painstakingly-researched and extremely
well-written,
brings the Amazon era to life.

_The Amazon Chronicles_ takes place two generations before the
Trojan War (circa 1240 B.C.). It's about an Amazon woman named
Penthesilea, who overcomes great obstacles to become ruler of the
Amazon land.

Blurbs from the back of the book:

 "A classic heroic saga of the women-loving Amazons
 who lived, loved and battled during the time of
 Trojan Wars--like all other heroic sagas, this one
 is filled with glory and defeat, brave deeds and
 betrayal, intrigue, jealousy, sex and love--with
 womanly, Lesbian difference. Don't miss it."

   - Marilyn Murphy, columnist and author
     of _Are You Girls Traveling Alone?
            Adventures in Lesbianic Logic_

 "A long overdue lesbian literary event! The detailing
 is exquisitely convincing. Penthesilea, the heroine,
 is the intrepid dyke-next-door given free rein to
 prove her prowess. Fiction though it is, _The Amazon
 Chronicles_gave me a sense of our herstory. Inclusion
 of current lesbian issues like boy-child conflict and
 in-fighting enhanced rather than detracted from that
 sense."

   - Lee Lynch, reviewer and author


Available at women's book stores and from the publisher,
Clothespin Fever Press, La Mesa CA, 1-800-231-8624


--Kathy