 They arrive in Greene County and they negotiate the purchase of a small farm, plant their crop and begin their life together.Routsong originally published 1,000 copies of the book using her own money, selling them on street corners in New York City and at meetings of the Daughters of Bilitis.She contacted Gene Damon (Barbara Grier) at "The Ladder", who also promoted the book in the book review section of the magazine, calling it "a gem" and that, "it very much belongs with that small bookshelf full of basic classics of Lesbian literature."