Rule, Jane

Rule, Jane

▪ American author
in full  Jane Vance Rule 
born March 28, 1931, Plainfield, N.J., U.S.
died Nov. 27, 2007, Galiano Island, B.C., Can.

      American-born Canadian novelist, essayist, and short-story writer known for her exploration of lesbian (homosexuality) themes.

      Upon graduation from Mills College, Oakland, Calif., in 1952, Rule studied briefly at University College, London, and Stanford University. She taught English and biology in a private school in Massachusetts before moving to Vancouver in 1956, where she joined the staff of the University of British Columbia, lecturing in English and creative writing from 1959 to 1972 and teaching women's groups; she became a Canadian citizen in the early 1960s. Rule began to write full-time in 1974.

      Rule's characters are usually rewarded for following their hearts and punished for emotional cowardice. Desert of the Heart (1964; filmed as Desert Hearts, 1984), Rule's first, best-known novel, is considered a classic of lesbian literature; it traces the lives of two women, separated by age and background, who meet at a boardinghouse and fall in love. In contrast, This Is Not for You (1970) is written as an (unmailed) letter to the narrator's best friend, whose love she denies at the cost of her own happiness. Against the Season (1971) explores the interwoven lives of several people in a small town. Rule's other novels include The Young in One Another's Arms (1977), Contract with the World (1980), Memory Board (1987), and After the Fire (1989). She also published three volumes of short stories and two collections of essays.

      In Lesbian Images (1975) Rule addresses lesbian themes in the work of 12 women writers, including Colette, Willa Cather (Cather, Willa), and Elizabeth Bowen (Bowen, Elizabeth).

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