I am a woman

By Ann Bannon

How does a woman claim an identity of her own when even her deepest desires seem to belong to someone else's expectations? Laura Landon has left her domineering father behind, but independence proves more complicated than distance. Supporting herself through temporary secretarial work in New York City, she confronts the loneliness, uncertainty and self-scrutiny that accompany the attempt to begin again. Shared domestic life draws Laura into an attachment she is reluctant to name. Her feelings for Marcie Proffitt, a divorced woman still entangled in an unstable relationship with her former husband, unsettle the conventional future Laura has been taught to accept. Told through Laura's candid, psychologically conflicted perspective, the novel traces the tension between lesbian desire and social expectation without reducing that struggle to a simple declaration. Affection, repression and self-image become inseparable as she tries to understand what she wants and what becoming a woman might mean on her own terms. A shabby penthouse apartment and the routines of office work provide an intimate mid-century setting for a searching work of lesbian and psychological fiction. Rather than treating independence as a single decisive escape, the novel examines it through shared rooms, difficult love, romantic uncertainty and the private negotiations of identity. Laura's voice keeps the focus close to the contradictions of longing: the wish to reinvent oneself, the fear of recognition and the need for connection amid urban isolation. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9309330619
• ISBN13: 9789309330612
• Release Date: January 2027
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"