Product Description

This Is Not For You, perhaps Jane Rule's most self-consciously literary and philosophical novel, tells the story of a young woman in the late 1950s and early 1960s as she negotiates her lesbian sexuality.

The Insomniac Library is proud to reissue Jane Rule's second novel more than thirty years after its original appearance in 1970, and more than fifteen years since it was last in print.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #597321 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

About the Author
Jane Rule was born in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1931. She grew up in the Midwest and in California, where she graduated from Mills College. Rule moved to Vancouver in 1956, where she worked at the University of British Columbia, with her partner Helen Sonthoff. Rule's novels include Against the Season, and The Young in One Another's Arms.

Customer Reviews

not what the title suggests
"This Is Not For You" is a poignant and thought provoking novle about one woman's struggle to come to terms with her sexuality. The solemn tone of this book is offset by humour. A realistic portrayal of a woman torn between love for and a desire to protect a beloved friend. Beautiful.

The title says it all.
I found this book tedious and very slow. I was anxious for it to conclude. Good enough to keep me to the end, but nothing to inspire me.