Cover of Vital Ties

Vital Ties

  • 1992 first published
  • 278 pages

Published in 1992, Vital Ties is a gay fiction and sapphic fiction novel by Karen Kringle. The story is set in Wisconsin. Key subjects include farm life, lesbians, women farmers and stonewall Book Awards.

At about 278 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Subjects

  • Coming out, Sexual orientation
  • Farm life
  • Lesbians
  • Women farmers
  • LGBTQ novels
  • Stonewall Book Awards
  • LGBTQ HIV/AIDS
  • Gay lgbtq+
  • Wisconsin

Quick answers

Who wrote Vital Ties?

Vital Ties was written by Karen Kringle and first published in 1992.

What genre is Vital Ties?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction and Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is Vital Ties?

The median edition has 278 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Vital Ties?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Shared Heart, Undone and The Gay Year.

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