The Love That Dares Av Rachel Smith, Barbara Vesey

<B>An intimate and inspiring collection of letters revealing some of the greatest queer love stories in history</B><DIV><BR/>"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - has always been with us." - Mark Gatiss<BR/><BR/>A good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony and the ecstasy one might feel today have been shared by lovers long gone. In <B><I>The Love That Dares</I></B>, queer love speaks its name through a wonderful selection of surviving letters between lovers and friends, confidants and companions.<BR/><BR/>Alongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers. Together, they weave a narrative of queer love through the centuries, through the romantic, often funny, and always poignant words of those who lived it.<BR/><BR/><B>Including letters written by:</B>