The L-shaped room
The L-shaped room is a 1960 sapphic fiction novel by Lynne Reid Banks. It takes readers to England and Fulham, London, England in the 1950s. Readers will find themes of lesbians, single mothers, unmarried mothers and nineteen fifties.
21 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 19 editions.
It runs to roughly 319 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The L-shaped room
Jane is unmarried and pregnant when she is turned out by her father. She moves into a room at the top of a squalid house. She cares nothing for it, or for her neighbours. But it is these neighbours that draw her back into life - Toby, a Jewish writer, John, a jazz player, and even her landlady. The first book of a trilogy.
Quick answers
Who wrote The L-shaped room?
The L-shaped room was written by Lynne Reid Banks and first published in 1960.
What genre is The L-shaped room?
It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.
How long is The L-shaped room?
The median edition has 319 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The L-shaped room?
Readers who like it often enjoy Fingersmith, Night Watch and To Love And Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant #4).
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