The Beginning of Everything

<p><strong>A closeted secretary in 1960s Chicago. A fearless activist in San Francisco. A love so powerful it dares to change the world.</strong></p><p>Betty is determined to live a quiet respectable life-steady job polite smile and maybe one day a husband her mother can approve of. But behind that picture-perfect façade is a longing she's never dared to name.</p><p>Joan has no interest in quiet or respectable. She's bold outspoken and proud of who she is-even if that means risking everything in a world that sees her love as a crime. In the heart of San Francisco's Tenderloin district she's fighting for her right to exist and love openly.</p><p>When Betty visits California one stolen glance across a smoky bar pulls her into Joan's orbit-and into a world she never imagined. What begins as a flirtation becomes something far deeper spanning three time zones four decades and the growing fight for LGBTQ+ rights.</p><p><em>The Beginning of Everything</em> is a sweeping sapphic love story about coming out holding on and changing history-one heart at a time.</p>