But when I read book five, A Brutal Telling, published four years later in 2009, and it ended with Olivier’s arrest for murder I found myself slightly heartbroken - betrayed even. Still Life itself is actually a rather queer book with tender portrayals of the town defending Olivier and Gabri from homophobia and a storyline about the terrors of queer young adulthood.
For all the queer advancement in literature, it’s still rare to find a book with meaningful queer characters that isn’t marketed as a “queer book” and Still Life, published in 2005, in many ways was ahead of the curve. When I started reading Penny’s books with Still Life I was surprised to find a queer heart at the center of Three Pines in the form of Olivier’s Bistro. “To discover that one has been lied to in a personal relationship, however, leads one to feel a little crazy.” Adrienne Rich “Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying”
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