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  • Bibliography:
    12 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1975
  • Latest Book:
    June 2013
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Book List in Order: 12 titles



  • Jane Rule's first collection of short stories, some of which were first published in "The Ladder," the first nationally distributed lesbian publication in the United States. Jane Rule is also the author of "Desert of the Heart" and "Memory Board." In...



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    Told as a series of interconnected stories, Jane Rule's fifth noveloffering six characters' shifting perspectivestakes us to a place where feminism, creativity, and sexual politics collide Contract with the World follows a group of friends, arti...






  • For forty years David Crown has kept his twin sister Diana a secret. Until his wife's death, not even his children -- Diana's nieces and nephews -- have known about Diana and her lifetime companion Constance. But now David seeks to bridge over th...



  • Five women at critical crossroads in their lives come together in this gem of a novel set on an island off the coast of Vancouver After the Fire introduces a quintet of very different women as they struggle with abandonment, loss, and new begin...



  • When Jane Rule’s first novel, Desert of the Heart, was published in 1964, it was an auspicious beginning for a writer who would build a reputation on her unflinching views about sexuality, relationships and the painful constrictions of societal con...



  • An award-winning novel of lesbian identity and camaraderie amid violence and war Ruth Wheeler is the one-armed caretaker of a motley crew of boarders living in her rooming house in Vancouver, British Columbia. The miscreants and outcasts in residence...













Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jane Rule has published 12 books.

Jane Rule does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Inland Passage, was published in June 2013.

The first book by Jane Rule, Theme for Diverse Instruments, was published in January 1975.

No. Jane Rule does not write books in series.