The Dark Side of Venus

The Dark Side of Venus, Shirley Verel’s “overlooked treasure,” tells the story of love between two women in mid-century England, in writing that is “beautifully and unforgettably wrought…bold and precise while personal and evocative.” (From the Afterword.) First published in 1960, the novel is a classic of lesbian literature—a suspenseful and moving, nuanced and literate story of love in the face of the destructive forces of societal convention. Includes an afterword by Dia Tsung, publisher of theinkbrain.Shirley Verel is author of the novels The Dark Side of Venus (1960; later republished as The Other Side of Venus), The Bee’s Kiss (1962), Goodnight my Vow (1963), Room for Trouble (1964), and Little Girl Left (date unknown).