The camera follows the pace of the characters and replicates their point of view as we see close-up shots of Marianne observing, with a fierce sense of intensity and determination, at the complexions and silhouettes of Heloise’s ears, neck, fingers. Yet in Hélöise’s stubborn refusal to marry a stranger, her mother hires Marianne under the disguise of a “walking partner” and instructs her to observe Hélöise’s features during their strolls along the beach. It first introduces us to Marianne, an artist tasked to paint a portrait of the unwitting Hélöise, which is to be sent to a noble Frenchman in Milan as a pre-marital tradition. Please be advised that there are scenes with sexual content and this book is for 18+ only.Ĭéline Sciamma’s fourth feature film, Portrait of A Lady on Fire, presents a cinematic masterpiece, bringing life to the power, freedom, and passion that is represented by fire – the diegetic crackling and mild luminescence of fire brings warmth to the cold, bleak spaces of the seaside manor it illuminates solidarity and strength onto those discriminated by oppressive social forces it burns in declaration of an anguished love, setting the two women free, for a fleeting while, to come to a fearful revelation of their deep affection for each other.īathed in soft pastel colors, the movie is set in the late 18th century in the French countryside of Brittany. Those Who Wait is available online as an ebook, or it can be purchased from Amazon as a physical book.

I recommend Those Who Wait to anyone interested in lesbian romance and in reading about how a queer politician’s relationship decisions can affect both their career and their own well-being. This book does an excellent job portraying some of the behind-the-scenes in politics and the fear LGBTQ+ politicians may feel when deciding whether or not to come out publicly.

Charlotte struggles with her growing romantic feelings towards Sutton against her need to keep her private life a secret and guard her heart.

Throughout the story, Charlotte is running for a vacant seat in the US House of Representatives against an older, female conservative candidate and feels she has to keep her sexuality hidden in order to win the election. The story follows Sutton Spencer, a literature graduate student and newly-out bisexual in her mid-twenties, and her relationship with twenty-eight-year-old Charlotte Thompson, a lesbian, who has aspirations of following her grandmother (who in this alternate U.S., was the first female president) into politics. Those Who Wait is a lesbian adult romance novel independently written and published by Haley Cass.

Those Who Wait by Haley Cass