Music from Another World, Robin Talley
Music from Another World, Robin Talley
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Music from Another World

Author: Robin Talley

Narrator: Jayme Mattler, Emily Lawrence

Unabridged: 9 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/31/2020


Synopsis

A master of award-winning queer historical fiction, New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley brings to life an emotionally captivating story about the lives of two teen girls living in an age when just being yourself was an incredible act of bravery.

It’s summer 1977 and closeted lesbian Tammy Larson can’t be herself anywhere. Not at her strict Christian high school, not at her conservative Orange County church and certainly not at home, where her ultrareligious aunt relentlessly organizes antigay political campaigns. Tammy’s only outlet is writing secret letters in her diary to gay civil rights activist Harvey Milk…until she’s matched with a real-life pen pal who changes everything.

Sharon Hawkins bonds with Tammy over punk music and carefully shared secrets, and soon their letters become the one place she can be honest. The rest of her life in San Francisco is full of lies. The kind she tells for others—like helping her gay brother hide the truth from their mom—and the kind she tells herself. But as antigay fervor in America reaches a frightening new pitch, Sharon and Tammy must rely on their long-distance friendship to discover their deeply personal truths, what they’ll stand for…and who they’ll rise against.

 

About Robin Talley

Robin Talley studied literature and communications at American University. She lives in Washington, DC, with her wife, but visits both Boston and New York regularly despite her moral opposition to Massachusetts winters and Times Square. Her first book was 2014's Lies We Tell Ourselves. Visit her online at robintalley.com or on Twitter at @robin_talley.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristy on March 30, 2020

This completely amazing book tells the story of two teen pen pals in 1977, one of whom, Tammy, is a closeted lesbian. Tammy and Sharon, who lives in San Francisco, are matched through the California Pen Pal Project. Each attend strict religious schools, where the idea of being lesbian is an utter an......more

Goodreads review by cameron on August 12, 2021

WOWW this was so fun. you might just read the summary and think it’s another hard coming out in a religious family story but i promise it’s so much more. so much culture is woven into this, and it ends with queer joy. it’s important to keep queer history in the spotlight but we often only get these......more

Goodreads review by Ivana - Diary of Difference on February 13, 2022

Wishlist | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest Music From Another World is a powerful and emotional read, about fighting for freedom and acceptance and the amazing feeling when you finally find a crowd where you can really fit in! Synopsis: It’s summer 1977 and closeted lesbian Tammy......more

Goodreads review by Iris on August 30, 2020

I received an ARC from NetGalley and Inkyard Press in exchange for an honest review. 4.5 stars I truly do not have the words to describe how utterly fantastic this book was. It just . . . wow. WOW. Wow a million times. I adored this book with my entire heart, and I want to go back and read it again fr......more

Goodreads review by Nev on April 03, 2020

4.5 - Queer girls! Queer history! 1970s! Punk rock!! This just incorporated so many things that I love reading about. Tammy and Sharon live in different parts of California but are paired up as pen pals for a school assignment. They’re supposed to ask some basic questions to get to know one another.......more