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A work of remarkable importance.--The Village Voice One of the best books of the year. . . . Compelling, honest and unselfconscious.--The Toronto Star Truly great novels aren't written very often, but Beyond the Pale deserves all the glowing adjectives available.--Bay Area Reporter A moving chronicle.--Publishers Weekly A page-turner. . . . Recommended for all collections.--Library Journal Elana Dykewomon's extraordinarily well-received novel Beyond the Pale was first published in 1997 and won both the Lambda Literary Award and the Ferro-Grumley Award. It is firmly established as a classic text in the canon of lesbian literature. Risk is the longed-for follow-up from Dykewomon. Risk is a beautifully told story that spans the years from the mid-eighties to the post-9\/11 world. Carol is an idealistic, Berkeley-educated, Jewish lesbian living in Oakland, California. Downwardly mobile, the Berkeley grad makes her living by tutoring high school students. 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