Nancy finds herself tumbling all over London, trying to find herself with one foot in one world, and one in another. Things escalate quickly and, after moving to London with Kitty, she finds that things aren't as simple as falling in love and building a life when you're both women. Kitty dresses as a man in her act, and Nancy is completely enthralled by it all. Tipping the Velvet follows Nancy Astley, as she falls in love with a performer at the music halls, Kitty Butler. Oooooh boy, did Sarah Waters come THROUGH! I wanted androgyny and bravery and a total disregard for strict social codes. Upon standing in front of the storefront, I declared to my friend: "I am in search of historical gays!" I wanted a story of incognito queers from decades heck, CENTURIES passed. Purchased from Gay's the Word the most fantastic all-LGBTQIA+ bookshop in Bloomsbury, London.
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