It was abridged, so only ran for three hours and 16 minutes. An audiobook of this work was first produced back in 2009. And yes - though it's a little dated now, it still holds up much better than most might think. And the chemistry between Lane and Diana is completely off the charts! I have lost count of how many times I've read this over the years. And in a very short period of time, they realize there could be something truly deep and meaningful between them. When they meet, their affinity for one another is immediate and strong. And while Lane had a brief encounter with a woman once in her youth, she has been with men since. Diana has never been attracted to a woman before but is immediately drawn to Lane. There she makes a connection with Diana Holland, a human resource professional, when they are assigned a room together. It's the story of San Francisco attorney (also rare in the early 80s) Lane Christianson who travels to Lake Tahoe to meet up with a group of professional women in a cabin where they planned to enjoy a skiing weekend. (Keep in mind it would be another decade before Amazon was founded.) For many of us, this book was the first lesbian fiction we'd ever read.
And people searching for representation had to seek out gay and lesbian bookstores to be able to find stories that reflected our lives. We are so fortunate now to have numerous sources to purchase (or even read for free) stories featuring lesbian characters, but back in the early 80s there were very few publishers that produced it. Forrest is something like the holy grail of lesbian literature. *sigh* For lesbians over the age of 40 (okay, probably 50), Curious Wine by Katherine V. Finally a worthy release of this classic!
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