WEDDED WIFE TO LESBIAN LIFE

From the editor: "I would be in bed with my husband and I would be thinking of my woman neighbor across the street. I'd be all turned on and really enjoying what I was doing. I thought there was something wrong with me, that I was the only one who had these feelings, because who do you ask? If I'd had a book or something, I probably wouldn't have gotten married." -Stella Lopez-Armijo, From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life

From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life presents personal stories of discovery and change by women who got married, defied tradition, and came out as lesbians. Drawing from a broad range of cultures and classes, this revealing collection of first-person essays, interviews, and poems offers a glimpse into the lives of such well-known lesbian authors as JoAnn Loulan, Margaret Randall, Margarethe Cammermeyer, Joanna Kadi, Ellen Bass, Joan Larkin, and Minnie Bruce Pratt, as well as emerging writers.

"What a profound gift Ellen Farmer and Deborah Abbott have delivered in this anthology! So many different lives, so many different voices, so many paths, each woman with her own situation, her own choices to make, each revealing in her own words the strength and urgency of our passion to be ourselves." -Julia Penelope, co-editor of The Original Coming Out Stories and Lesbian Culture

"A compelling journey into the lives of women who followed their hearts. I was struck by each story, the pain, humor, and joy which abounded throughout." -Carla Trujillo, editor of Chicana Lesbians: The Girls Our Mothers Warned Us About

"An eloquent and affecting document, sure to open the eyes of both lesbian and non-lesbian readers to the real-life complexity of sexuality and gender. Its authors deal on a compelling, personal level with most of the problems facing lesbians, especially those who have been married conflicts with family, custody battles, financial strains, struggles to achieve independence and a sense of wholeness." -Ellen Lewin, Ph.D., Affiliated Scholar, Stanford University Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and author of Lesbian Mothers: Accounts of Gender in American Culture

Pages: 289
Special Interest: Sexuality, Relationships, Lesbian, Women's Studies, Social Issues, Family.

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