Of course, Tipping wasn’t the first historical novel to portray lesbianism. More recently, Waters’s novel was transformed into a musical for the stage, enjoying a short stint at London’s Lyric Theatre in 2015 thanks to the work of acclaimed playwright, Laura Wade, and the award-winning skill of director Lyndsey Turner. Very quickly it began to win literary awards, and soon after Andrew Davies adapted it for the BBC to critical acclaim.
With its gloriously risqué title, the book was also commended for its portrayal of female sexuality Tipping celebrated female same-sex desire and reveled in the carnality of diverse sexual practices. When it was released in 1998, the book was immediately recognized as a game changer it was credited with inaugurating a racy new literary genre (‘the lesbo historical romp’, as Waters memorably described it) and Waters was heralded as a feminist voice for a new generation of women writers. 2018 is a special year for Sarah Waters as it marks twenty years since the publication of her debut novel, Tipping the Velvet.
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