Author Amelia Possanza has written a deeply researched narrative about historical lesbian relationships in an effort to find role models for herself not only in romance and relationships but in life. The subtitle of the book is “A memoir in archives” and Possanza uses libraries, archives, and historical centers as sources for locating information about lesbian relationships ranging from the Greek poet Sappho up to the current day. Each of seven chapters delve into these relationships and Possanza quotes effectively and thoroughly from these historical lesbians’ own writings and statements (some through oral history archives). As she discusses these historical cases, she weaves her own life and musings about what it means to be a lesbian into the story and she relates how what she learns about each of the lesbians whom she is researching affects her own understanding about herself and her own relationships and friendships. Possanza’s writing is deeply researched and the stories she tells are compelling, touching, and fascinating.
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