A Circle Outside

Overview

Reviews

“A Circle Outside is an entertaining as well as educational read, easy to read and delightful. It concerns a more innocent time of the 1980s and in many ways is a sort of time capsule of that period in women’s social history. Remarkably, many of the issues dissected in the novel are extremely relevant today, particularly the discussions around monogamy and polyamory. Sisters were doing it for themselves!” —The Bay Area Reporter

“The primary setting of A Circle Outside is at the end of Bonny Doon Road, which allowed Rosewood to write extensively about the redwood forests…'I really tried my best to describe what it’s like to lie on your back in the middle of a redwood circle and look up and have a significant conversation with a friend,' she said.” —Santa Cruz Sentinel

"‘Feminism has a reputation for being dour,’ Rosewood says, and she wanted to undermine that perception. With the fractured wisdom of the present, it would have been tempting to parody the ’80s, but Rosewood’s satirical moments are loving rather than dismissive. She says she stripped the sarcasm from an early draft of the book and at the same time tried ‘to leave a little bit on every page that was delightful.’" —Good Times, Santa Cruz

"It’s a novel about lesbians trying to create a utopian community on women’s land. They’re separatists, they’re witches, they’re into alternative spiritualities. There are lots of rituals and group sex and quite a lot of fighting. It’s a brilliant book and everybody should buy it." —Kathleen Stock, The Lesbian Project Podcast

“A captivating debut novel with a unique and feminist voice. We loved it.” —The Write Club

“Easy to read and delightful, this entertaining novel captures a moment in women’s social history while exploring ideas around relationships and identity that still feel urgent and relevant today.” —Natasha Dennerstein, Bay Area Reporter

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