Her readers probably pictured an author in her thirties with tattoos and a gender-fluid appearance.Ĭertainly not a seventy-year-old grandmother with long, thick hair-still more brown than gray-wearing lined leggings and an oversized hoodie that covered her butt. Brooke wrote novels about lesbian liberation, fierce coming-of-age stories full of high family drama. Taylor Baird MacKenzie, a long-term substitute teacher in Clear, Alaska, knew her secret had already begun to unravel. NO ONE in the world is actually named Brooke Skipstone. Suffocating in a loveless marriage and lonely existence, Taylor MacKenzie lives only through her writing, using the pen name Brooke Skipstone, her best friend in college and lover before her death in 1974.Īfraid of being murdered before anyone in her family or community knows her life story, Taylor writes an autobiography about her time with Brooke and shares it with those closest to her, hoping for understanding and acceptance.Īccused of promoting the queering and debasement of America by a local podcaster, Taylor embroils the conservative community in controversy but fights back with the help of a new, surprising friend.Ĭan she endure the attacks from haters and gaslighters? Can she champion the queering she represents? Trapped between a homicidal brother and a homophobic podcaster eager to reveal her lesbian romance novels, a seventy-year-old grandmother seeks help in Clear, Alaska. Editor’s Pick Booklife Reviews: A fast-paced yet thoughtful romance of coming out and finding love in later life in Alaskaĥ Star Clarion Reviews: A riveting novel.
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