In 1850s Manhattan, a gender-bending role on stage helps a young actress find the courage to reject an arranged marriage and find love on her own terms.
PAULA MARTINAC is the author of seven published novels and a collection of short stories. Her debut novel Out of Time won the 1990 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction. She has published three nonfiction books on lesbian and gay culture and politics as well as numerous articles, essays, and short stories. She teaches creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
