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Beebo Brinker

Táto séria románov skúma búrlivý život mladých žien v osvetlenom svete Greenwich Village na Manhattane počas 50. a 60. rokov. Sledujeme ich cesty plné lásky, straty, sebapoznávania a hľadania identity v čase spoločenských zmien. Príbehy sú nasiaknuté atmosférou doby, odrážajú dobové tabu a zároveň oslavujú silu ženských pút a odvahu žiť v súlade s vlastnými túžbami. Je to pohľad do života lesbickej komunity v pulzujúcom srdci New Yorku.

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