"The ultimate lesbian love novel."-The Lesbian News

"A masterpiece of lesbian love."-The Sacramento Star

The intimacy of a cabin at Lake Tahoe provides the combustible setting that brings Diana Holland and Lane Christianson together in this passionate novel of first discovery. Candid in its eroticism, intensely romantic, and remarkably beautiful, Curious Wine is a love story that will remain in your memory.

Katherine Forrest is the author of 12 books, including the groundbreaking science-fiction novel Daughters of a Coral Dawn and the enduringly popular Kate Delafield Mysteries. She lives in San Francisco.

Customer Review: A little outdated by now, but probably a good intro into the genre

This is the first lesbian romance that I've read, and I enjoyed it. The book can't help being a bit outdated given when it was published and the time period it's set in. The characters were well developed, and the romance was sweet. I felt a bit let down at the end, since once they left the cabin the remaining characters were completely neglected (we never even found out for sure if Liz took her husband back). I also wondered about the ease of Diana's outing, in that the only person addressed was her dad. Having never come out to anyone, obviously I can't attest to the accuracy of it, but I thought his reaction was sweet and sincere. I don't much care for the "bodice ripper" style in general, and the whole interaction with Chick felt a bit that way -- kind of unnecessary, and I could really have done without the detail in the aftermath (I doubt young women today would know what a good deal of the terms are referring to). It was slow going in the beginning, but picked up about 1/2 through, then did tend to turn a bit trashy, but I like trashy romance novels, so that worked for me. Anyway, I don't have much to say that hasn't been said already, but a heterosexual's viewpoint can't hurt, right? I doubt this will be the only dip into this genre I take, but I think I'll stick with books written within the last 10 years or so, just so that I'll be able to follow along a bit better. I was only a few years old in the time this book was set in, so I'm probably missing a bit of it.

Customer Review: One of the first lesbian novels I read and still one of the best!

Excellent novel. You will not be dissappointed. It might be too predictable for some, but I had a great deal of fun reading it. I could not put it down.

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