Jessica Levine’s ‘Three Cousins’ spotlights feminine independence in the 1970s

Jessica Levine’s ‘Three Cousins’ spotlights feminine independence in the 1970s

With juggling love lives and navigating post-grad plans, Levine encapsulates the ongoing predicaments a woman finds herself in when creating her newfound independence after graduating college.

4-STAR REVIEW: THREE COUSINS by Jessica Levine

Publication Date: April 8, 2025 Set during the excitement and tumult of the second wave of feminism and the sexual revolution, this coming-of-age novel about female friendship in the 1970s will appeal to fans of Kristin Hannah’s Firefly Lane. It’s 1976, the second wave of feminism is in full swing, and three cousins share an apartment at Yale. Two are seniors; the third is starting graduate school. Each is seeking her own path in both love and w…

Cousin Stories by Jessica Levine - Women Writers, Women's Books

Cousin Stories My female cousins were sister substitutes and best friends for me growing up as an only child, and I’ve always been fascinated by cousin relationships both in reality and the arts. There are probably tragic novels about cousins and even more tragic Ph.D. dissertations about them, but the tales that come to my […] The post Cousin Stories by Jessica Levine appeared first on Women Writers, Women's Books.