Stonehurst
Worth buying if: You appreciate Barbara Johnson’s intimate character sketches and house-centered narratives.
Skip it if: You want expansive plot-driven novels rather than a 165-page domestic portrait.
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Summary
Barbara Johnson’s Stonehurst (Naiad Pr, 1992) is a compact, character-driven look at life inside and around one house—its lovers, arguments, and the small domestic acts that map queer experience across time.
Why this book now
Revisit Stonehurst now to recover a 1992 Naiad Pr perspective on queer domesticity as contemporary readers reexamine how private spaces shape community memory.
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- You appreciate Barbara Johnson’s intimate character sketches and house-centered narratives.
- You collect Naiad Pr titles or read 1990s queer fiction focused on domestic life.
- If character growth is key, the narrative rarely stalls and keeps tension high.
- You want expansive plot-driven novels rather than a 165-page domestic portrait.
- You expect plot-heavy thriller pacing instead of reflective scenes about memory and home.
- You need the newest edition, freshest examples, or the most current framing.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9781562800246
Worth buying if: You appreciate Barbara Johnson’s intimate character sketches and house-centered narratives.
Skip it if: You want expansive plot-driven novels rather than a 165-page domestic portrait.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At about 165 pages, Stonehurst is a short, focused read best enjoyed in a few concentrated sittings that let the house’s layers accumulate.
What stands out here
This Naiad Pr edition highlights Barbara Johnson’s 1992 voice and the book’s attention to domestic detail—useful for readers tracking queer small-press history.
Best way to approach it
Read slowly to linger on Johnson’s scenes and dialogue; treat Stonehurst as a series of connected domestic vignettes rather than a conventional plot marathon.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9781562800246
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