The Price Of Salt By Patricia Highsmith ✦ Essential & Premium

Originally published under the pseudonym Claire Morgan because Highsmith’s publishers feared being associated with "lesbian fiction" [1, 2].

It was revolutionary for its time because it defied the "tragic lesbian" trope of the 1950s, where queer characters were typically punished, killed, or "cured" by the final page [3, 4]. The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

Young, artistic, and feeling trapped in a stagnant relationship with her boyfriend, Richard. She is the "observer" of the novel. where queer characters were typically punished