Faultline (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sheila Ortiz Taylor
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1980’s
- Setting: Los Angeles, California
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Gender roles, 1980’s, California, Los Angeles, West, U.S., Lesbianism or lesbians, Women, Detectives, Private investigators, Animals
- Locales: Mexico, Los Angeles, CA, Southern California
Characters Discussed
Arden Benbow, the mother of six children born during her twelve-year marriage to Whitney Malthus. The marriage ends in divorce after Arden meets and falls in love with Alice Wicks and realizes how oppressive and controlling Malthus has always been. Malthus vindictively sues Arden for custody of the children on the grounds that as a lesbian, she is an unfit mother. Arden’s goodness and caring love are testified to by most of the people who know her, and they celebrate with her when she wins custody rights. Much of what she has learned about life came from...
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