2019/137: Passing Strange -- Ellen Klages

2019/137: Passing Strange -- Ellen Klages

“They make it look so easy, like they were an actual married couple.” She frowned.“At Mona’s, the regulars seem to think they have to pick--who’s the boy, who’s the girl. Babs and Franny aren’t like that. They’re just two women sharing a life together.”
“I know. If I’m in pants, I must be butch. If I wear my hair down, or have lipstick on, I’m a femme.”
“One customer told me that I had to choose, or I wasn’t really --" [p. 133]

Set in San Francisco in 1940, with a framing narrative in a contemporary setting, this is the love story of a comic-cover artist and a cross-dressing nightclub singer. ( no spoilers )