Gold Mountain

by Anne Azel

ISBN: 1-933720-04-2 (978-1-933720-04-3)

Gold Mountain has been awarded a 2007 Golden Crown Literary Society's Award for Lesbian Dramatic General Fiction. Congratulations, Anne!

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Genre: Lesbian / Drama / Romance

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Reviews:
“... Gold Mountain proves that Azel has what it takes to raise the bar in lesbian fiction. Ms. Azel mixes drama, romance, mystery, and the timely topics that lesbians face in our society: bigotry, religious injustice, and the imperative that all countries, not just Canada, legalize gay marriage. She tells the story in a most convincing and satisfying way, while staying true to two cultures. I applaud her efforts. Azel is improving her craft by developing her own style and distinctive voice. ...”
~ C. Rosenberg

Synopsis:
Gold Mountain has a unique and distinctive Canadian flavour which embraces the cultural diversity found in Canada today. It is the story of two women, not only on opposite ends of our cultural scale but also on opposite ends of our Justice scale. It is the story of Kelly, the daughter of the concubine of a Chinese immigrant to Canada, and her struggle to find her place in both the Caucasian and Chinese world, both of which prefer their women heterosexual. It is the story of Jane, a woman who appears to have found her place in the world, but in fact her place is waiting to be discovered. Discovering for Jane and a place for Kelly comes as a result of the night that Kelly’s half-brother, her father’s only son, an indulged young man, is murdered.

The author is skilled at writing both Kelly and Jane’s voices and the impact is considerable. Easily, the reader is led from one POV to the other solely by how the voices are written.