Vernal Thaw: A novel of love at a slant theater Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise

Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise is a chilling tale of grooming and its lingering trauma

The works of the artist Val Lee often combine various artistic techniques such as imagery

The room becomes a dual symbol of intimacy and exposure

has been largely overlooked in Western European discourse

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Vernal Thaw: A novel of love at a slant theater Fang Si-Chi’s First Love ParadiseVernal Thaw: A Novel of Love at a Slant traces the entangling and unraveling of a queer relationship through love and tumult over the course of a year in Vermont. Franky, a young adjunct professor haunted by encounters with violent men, falls into an intense relationship with Vera, an older neurosurgeon shaped by a childhood in homophobic Soviet era Ukraine. As they attempt to build a life together, their shared desire snags on unhealed wounds. An