A stylish and entertaining debut in which a coven of lesbians use every means at their disposal to preserve their women-only paradise from men. Funny, full of heart but also wise in its resistance to easy conclusions Polly Clark, author of Ocean
A Circle Outside will instantly transport you to the dusky beauty of Californias redwood groves and the heady liberation politics of lesbian community in the 1980s. Rosewood has written a wild, witchy and whimsical book with engrossing and complex characters. This novel is nearly impossible to put down' Irene Reti, author of Out in the Redwoods
With enthusiasm, good humour and fellowship, the women of A Circle Outside break new ground. The fresh growth on this farm is joyfully rampant, in so many ways Roger Swain, presenter of The Victory Garden
Witches, lesbians, psychedelic trips and political activism set among the redwood groves of 1980s California in a bubbling cauldron of interpersonal strife, love affairs and feminism all dished up with a side order of wisdom and humour. A Circle Outside is a cracking read which is sure to appeal to anyone who ever had a misspent youth or an ideal or two Sally North, Holythorn Press
