This Is Not for You: A Novel

Jane Rule's second novel follows a group of friends through New York and abroad as they explore the freedoms—and limitations—of sexuality in a time of stifling social convention

Katherine George—Kate to her intimates—is captain of her high school debating and swimming teams. But beneath her high-achieving exterior is a young woman on a quest for meaning and fulfilling relationships.

Through her decades-long correspondence with Esther, the woman with whom she falls passionately in love, K...