Heartscape

"An American lesbian in Portugal... Burdened by a broken love affair, and a deep sense of alienation from modern American culture, Leslie has fled back to old friends in Portugal. Once again Joana and Miguel open their home, with all its familial comfort to her. Once again she immerses herself in a land of ancient customs, a lovely land that contains the stately presence of the centuries. But her former lover in America is sending mixed signals, and refusing to let old wounds heal. And when Leslie speaks of her sexual identity to Joana and Miguel, Miguel's reaction is disturbingly ambiguous. Then Leslie meets the alluring artist, Helena. Leslie discovers that the year she lived in Provincetown has strengthened her acceptance of herself as a lesbian. Amid the flashfire of the passion between herself and Helena, she sees her Portuguese lover and her new gay friends through the altered eyes of her American lesbian sensibility. Finally and irrevocably, she must decide between a new lover in her beloved Portugal and the newly won sexual openness of America's gay community..." --From back cover