This is the story of Lily and Kath, two girls living in fifties San Francisco, who visit the Telegraph Club, a gay club where a charismatic male impersonator performs. America in the fifties was not a great place to be gay and Lily and Kath have to keep their relationship and their visits to the Telegraph Club a secret. On top of this, Lily is Chinese-American and what with the rise of communism in China and the extreme terror of communism in America, she faces a lot of pressure on this front as well. Aah ... racism and homophobia. A winning combination. Like moonlight and music.
I thought the plot was great, with just the right amount of tension to keep things moving along but without getting melodramatic, and the two MCs were just lovely and so so right for each other. Swoon.
5 stars