--- product_id: 49217960 title: "Annie on My Mind" price: "3183 som" currency: KGS in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/49217960-annie-on-my-mind store_origin: KG region: Kyrgyzstan --- # Annie on My Mind **Price:** 3183 som **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Annie on My Mind - **How much does it cost?** 3183 som with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/49217960-annie-on-my-mind) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Annie on My Mind : Garden, Nancy: desertcart.co.uk: Books Review: Tear-jerkingly, thought-provokingly perfect. - My first real exposure to lesbian literature was "The Well of Loneliness" by Radclyffe Hall. By that point, I had incredibly strong, almost-definite, not-quite-willing-to-accept feelings about my own homosexuality, and "The Well of Loneliness" captured exactly what I felt. After trawling through a lot of other books, most of them much more focused on the physical side to lesbian relationships, many poorly written, I discovered "Annie On My Mind", and I can't name a single book that has brought me to tears more than this. First of all, there's the content. The plot is pretty simple; Annie and Liza fall in love, get outed by a homophobic member of staff at Liza's school, and everything (almost!) falls apart. It's pretty much the classic love story, but where the two main protagonists are both girls. This, I think, is part of what makes the book so brilliant. It doesn't pretend to be anything but a love story between two girls. It isn't particularly focused on the evils of society or religious homophobia, but it does touch on everything relevant to young LGBT people. Despite it being a relatively dated book (they listen to cassettes!), which can be a little off-putting to a young, modern audience, it still tackles incredibly relevant issues, and makes you question how much has changed since the 1980's. The characters are fantastic. Liza is an incredibly likeable, realistic character with realistic concerns and emotions, and Annie is so sweet and adorable you can't help but think they're perfect for each other from the second they meet. Mrs. Poindexter and Ms. Baxter are excellent villains in that they alone pretty much portray all the antagonism young gay people fear facing upon coming out. Liza's family is the right combination of loving but sadly misunderstanding, with the exception of Chad, who deserves his own mention for being supportive of his sister despite her persecution. All the characters are believable, and they all play their roles in the story perfectly. Liza and Annie's romance is completely believable. They fall in love very fast, which is an accurate portrayal of a teenage relationship - things move fast. The tension between the two certainly exists, and all the 'near miss' moments when Liza could have said something or done something leave you reeling just as much as her. Although there is no explicit content at all, Garden tastefully cuts to the burning logs, which is very appropriate for the novel. Although no pretence is made about the relationship, both emotional and sexual, leaving the sex scenes to the imagination helps maintain that the relationship isn't pure lust. The girls' fear and urge to touch each other makes it very clear that they do desire each other, but that isn't what the book is about. If you're looking for mindless smut, look elsewhere. The issues Garden addresses are still relevant: coming out to your friends, family and school are some of the hardest things a gay teenager can go through, especially if they're forced to come out and are not received well. Annie's fear in coming out to her family because of their cultural background is another common concern, and Garden does it justice. Liza's parent's reactions are almost heart-breaking; her mother is convinced it's just experimentation, and Liza lies to her mother for the first time. Her father is willing to support her no matter what, but fears that she'll lead a pitiable life if she's gay. Although a lot of her problems would be solved by coming out properly, the fear she feels towards her parents reactions captures perfectly the fear to come out to unpredictable parents. Religious objection to homosexuality isn't ignored - Ms. Baxter plays the role of religious persecutor while ironically idolising Mrs. Poindexter to almost romantic amounts. Her words echo more strongly for some people, but are still hard to hear. I guarantee you will cry if you have ever been touched by these issues. Gay, straight, bisexual, transgender, read this book. It will help you understand so much about yourself and other people while not being preachy. No review can do it justice. Review: Annie on my mind - I enjoyed this book and it was quite sad in places how the too girls were perceived many years ago, its well written and keeps you enthralled although a little out of date now but its good to read and enjoyable, probably would help the younger generation but things have changed now thank goodness! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 469,519 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 101 in LGBTQ+ Romance for Young Adults 102 in Fiction About LGBTQ+ Issues for Young Adults 127 in LGBTQ+ Fiction for Young Adults | | Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,255) | | Dimensions | 14.1 x 1.78 x 20.83 cm | | Grade level | 2 - 7 | | ISBN-10 | 0374400113 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0374400118 | | Item weight | 1.05 kg | | Language | English | | Print length | 272 pages | | Publication date | 20 Feb. 2007 | | Publisher | Square Fish | | Reading age | 12 - 18 years | ## Images ![Annie on My Mind - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71pLwbJc1XL.jpg) ![Annie on My Mind - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Gr-XmCLOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tear-jerkingly, thought-provokingly perfect. *by R***H on 30 March 2012* My first real exposure to lesbian literature was "The Well of Loneliness" by Radclyffe Hall. By that point, I had incredibly strong, almost-definite, not-quite-willing-to-accept feelings about my own homosexuality, and "The Well of Loneliness" captured exactly what I felt. After trawling through a lot of other books, most of them much more focused on the physical side to lesbian relationships, many poorly written, I discovered "Annie On My Mind", and I can't name a single book that has brought me to tears more than this. First of all, there's the content. The plot is pretty simple; Annie and Liza fall in love, get outed by a homophobic member of staff at Liza's school, and everything (almost!) falls apart. It's pretty much the classic love story, but where the two main protagonists are both girls. This, I think, is part of what makes the book so brilliant. It doesn't pretend to be anything but a love story between two girls. It isn't particularly focused on the evils of society or religious homophobia, but it does touch on everything relevant to young LGBT people. Despite it being a relatively dated book (they listen to cassettes!), which can be a little off-putting to a young, modern audience, it still tackles incredibly relevant issues, and makes you question how much has changed since the 1980's. The characters are fantastic. Liza is an incredibly likeable, realistic character with realistic concerns and emotions, and Annie is so sweet and adorable you can't help but think they're perfect for each other from the second they meet. Mrs. Poindexter and Ms. Baxter are excellent villains in that they alone pretty much portray all the antagonism young gay people fear facing upon coming out. Liza's family is the right combination of loving but sadly misunderstanding, with the exception of Chad, who deserves his own mention for being supportive of his sister despite her persecution. All the characters are believable, and they all play their roles in the story perfectly. Liza and Annie's romance is completely believable. They fall in love very fast, which is an accurate portrayal of a teenage relationship - things move fast. The tension between the two certainly exists, and all the 'near miss' moments when Liza could have said something or done something leave you reeling just as much as her. Although there is no explicit content at all, Garden tastefully cuts to the burning logs, which is very appropriate for the novel. Although no pretence is made about the relationship, both emotional and sexual, leaving the sex scenes to the imagination helps maintain that the relationship isn't pure lust. The girls' fear and urge to touch each other makes it very clear that they do desire each other, but that isn't what the book is about. If you're looking for mindless smut, look elsewhere. The issues Garden addresses are still relevant: coming out to your friends, family and school are some of the hardest things a gay teenager can go through, especially if they're forced to come out and are not received well. Annie's fear in coming out to her family because of their cultural background is another common concern, and Garden does it justice. Liza's parent's reactions are almost heart-breaking; her mother is convinced it's just experimentation, and Liza lies to her mother for the first time. Her father is willing to support her no matter what, but fears that she'll lead a pitiable life if she's gay. Although a lot of her problems would be solved by coming out properly, the fear she feels towards her parents reactions captures perfectly the fear to come out to unpredictable parents. Religious objection to homosexuality isn't ignored - Ms. Baxter plays the role of religious persecutor while ironically idolising Mrs. Poindexter to almost romantic amounts. Her words echo more strongly for some people, but are still hard to hear. I guarantee you will cry if you have ever been touched by these issues. Gay, straight, bisexual, transgender, read this book. It will help you understand so much about yourself and other people while not being preachy. No review can do it justice. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Annie on my mind *by R***Y on 6 November 2011* I enjoyed this book and it was quite sad in places how the too girls were perceived many years ago, its well written and keeps you enthralled although a little out of date now but its good to read and enjoyable, probably would help the younger generation but things have changed now thank goodness! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A book on my mind *by A***Y on 29 September 2013* The beginning of Nancy Garden's book, Annie on My Mind, as it describes the first hesitant contact between the two girls, is a real enchantment. It is not easy to portray those initial feelings and the fluttering uncertainty that goes with them as the two girls get to know each other. The author's delicate touch enables her to depict sensitive events that a more heavy-handed approach could so easily render course or vulgar or trite. Her approach reminds me of something Marc-Alain Ouaknin (1) wrote about knowledge. The Rabbi said knowledge cannot be grasped, for doing so crushes the life out of it. Instead, knowledge can only be known by caressing it. Metaphorically then, Nancy Garden caresses her story till it communicates its essence. It is well known that it is the trials and tribulations of its characters that drive a story forward and hold the reader in its grip. Even when love is centre stage, as here, it is the threat to that love that gives the story its poignance. Would a story that dwelt on the unfolding of love and the deepening of a relationship be so boring that it required adversity to hold its reader? I kept wishing that Annie on My Mind wouldn't end the way the initial flash-forward seemed to indicate it might. No doubt, I was hankering after the lost paradise from that far off time before the awareness of self as separate from all the rest! Fortunately, although Nancy Garden tests her characters in circumstances that would break many, there's an ongoing thread of tenderness and consideration for them throughout the book, that leaves room for hope and optimism. (1) Lire aux Eclats, éloge de la caressse, Marc-Alain Ouaknin, Seuil, Paris, 1994, ISBN: 978-2-020-19553-9 Originally published on Secret paths: http://about-books.secret-paths.com/?p=223 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kg/products/49217960-annie-on-my-mind](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/49217960-annie-on-my-mind) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kyrgyzstan* *Store origin: KG* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*