Odd Girl Out: The Beebo Brinker Chronicles

The first written and first published of the Ann Bannon books, this is the story of two college sorority sisters, Beth and Laura, who discover a passion for one another before the elder of the two, Beth, decides to commit to a conventional romance with her college sweetheart. Laura then must refashion her own life, and heads for far-away New York City. This book was the second-best selling paperback original of 1957, and was reissued many times by Gold Medal