A highly readable cultural history of queer women's lives in the second half of the twentieth century, told through six iconic spaces: 'Jam-packed with fascinating nuggets of cultural history, movement lore and gossip; riveting; indispensable; and suffused with a humane warmth' ALISON BECHDEL

'Immensely readable. A celebration of what was - and can be - built, with all the hurdles and ecstasies' Rosie Garland, author of The Night Brother and The Palace of Curiosities

'Fun to read and fascinating history . . . A Place of Our Own illustrates a time when each woman had to venture out into the world of the unknown to create her lesbian life, and all the unforeseen adventures she encountered and created. Bravo June Thomas!' Sarah Schulman, author of Let the Record Show