{"product_id":"9781628975581","title":"Ladies Almanack by Sarah Schulman","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 02\/04\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \"striking lesbian manifesto and a deft parody\" by the acclaimed author of?Nightwood.?(-Library Journal)Nearly 100 years after its original 1928 publication sent shockwaves through the literary scene, Ladies Almanack reigns as a brilliant modernist composition and one of the most audacious lesbian texts of the 20th century. At once a scathing social satire and a love letter to the wealthy expatriates of Paris high society, the book delights in its cast of characters, who are clear analogues to Barnes' lesbian literary contemporaries-and the book's first readers.   Arranged by month and written in a pastiche of Restoration literature, Ladies Almanack records the life and lovers of Dame Evangeline Musset, a pseudonymous stand-in for Natalie Clifford Barney. Accompanied for the first time by Barnes' original Elizabethan-style woodcut illustrations, this new edition also features a sharp, impassioned introduction by Sarah Schulman reflecting on the ways in which lesbian lives have changed-and haven't-since the 1920s. After decades out of print, Dalkey Archive is proud to revive the Ladies Almanack for contemporary readers: a classic that delivers all the salacious drama of The L Word with the literary wit and wordplay of Shakespeare.   ? \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369051238773,"sku":"9781628975581","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781628975581.jpg?v=1763551882","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781628975581","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}