[gabythenerd]

I find the fact that it got popular because of it being one of the only lesbian novels with a somewhat happy ending really interesting. From Wikipedia:

> Because of the happy (or at least, non-tragic) ending which defied the lesbian pulp formula, and because of the unconventional characters who defied stereotypes about female homosexuals, The Price of Salt was popular among lesbians in the 1950s and continued to be with later generations. It was regarded for many years as the only lesbian novel with a happy ending.

Before reading the article I actually only knew Patricia Highsmith from The Price of Salt as it's really popular, even more so after the movie adaptation.