Two Serious Ladies
Two Serious Ladies is a 1943 sapphic fiction novel by Jane Bowles. Key subjects include eccentrics and eccentricities, Women, phobias and single women.
13 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 26 editions across 4 languages.
It runs to roughly 221 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Two Serious Ladies
"Christina Goering, eccentric and adventurous, and Frieda Copperfield, anxious but enterprising, are two serious ladies who want to live outside of themselves. Old friends, each will take a surprising path in search of salvation: during a visit to Panama, Mrs. Copperfield abandons her husband, finding solace in a relationship with a teenage prostitute; while Miss Goering, a wealthy spinster, pursues sainthood via sordid encounters with the basest of men. At the end the two women meet again, each radically altered by her experience"--Provided by publisher.
Quick answers
Who wrote Two Serious Ladies?
Two Serious Ladies was written by Jane Bowles and first published in 1943.
What genre is Two Serious Ladies?
It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.
How long is Two Serious Ladies?
The median edition has 221 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Two Serious Ladies?
Readers who like it often enjoy Nightwood, The Well of Loneliness and Olivia.
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