ISBN: 1555973108

Barrie Jean Borich's memoir of her 14-year marriage is a subtle exploration of gender and the intricacies of butch-femme desire. In dense, lyrical paragraphs, My Lesbian Husband describes… More...

Barrie Jean Borich's memoir of her 14-year marriage is a subtle exploration of gender and the intricacies of butch-femme desire. In dense, lyrical paragraphs, My Lesbian Husband describes Borich's first attraction to her partner, Linnea, and the slow building of their life together in a decaying neighborhood in Minneapolis. Borich traces both the pleasures and the wrenching difficulties of trying to construct a long-term union in the absence not only of legal and social support but of everything that our aunts and uncles and parents take for granted: "names for their union in every language, the weddings of a square-chested prince and a big-busted, cinch-waisted princess at the end of every Disney movie, every Shakespeare comedy, not to mention Mary and Joseph, Hera and Zeus, and those little bride and groom figurines they have saved from their wedding cakes." This is as sharply observed and well-written a memoir as Jan Clausen's Apples and Oranges, but a valentine rather than a valediction. --Regina Marler arts and literature,authors,biographies,gay and lesbian,lesbian,marriage,memoirs,politics and social sciences,relationships,self-help Lesbian, Graywolf Press<

ISBN: 9781555973100

Winner of the American Library Association GLBT Book Award "A book to be savored--lying with your head in your girlfriend's lap."--"Out" "An empathetic writer who can do justice to simple… More...

Winner of the American Library Association GLBT Book Award "A book to be savored--lying with your head in your girlfriend's lap."--"Out" "An empathetic writer who can do justice to simple happiness and complicated love."--"MS." "A compelling, profoundly felt book. . . . A clear and rare view into the lives of two women and their world. . . . This lively memoir helps us to come that much closer to a mystery: the inexplicable fact of long-held affection, long-held desire, which can bind two people far more deeply than state or church ever could."--Mark Doty, "Ruminator Review" Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award Barrie Jean Borich is the winner of many literary awards and is the author of "Restoring the Color of Roses" (Firebrand Books), a memoir set in the Calumet region of Chicago where she grew up. Today she lives with her beloved, Linnea Stenson, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and teaches at Hamline University and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Media ><

ISBN: 9781555973100

Winner of the American Library Association GLBT Book Award "A book to be savored--lying with your head in your girlfriend's lap."--"Out" "An empathetic writer who can do justice to simple… More...

Winner of the American Library Association GLBT Book Award "A book to be savored--lying with your head in your girlfriend's lap."--"Out" "An empathetic writer who can do justice to simple happiness and complicated love."--"MS." "A compelling, profoundly felt book. . . . A clear and rare view into the lives of two women and their world. . . . This lively memoir helps us to come that much closer to a mystery: the inexplicable fact of long-held affection, long-held desire, which can bind two people far more deeply than state or church ever could."--Mark Doty, "Ruminator Review" Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award Barrie Jean Borich is the winner of many literary awards and is the author of "Restoring the Color of Roses" (Firebrand Books), a memoir set in the Calumet region of Chicago where she grew up. Today she lives with her beloved, Linnea Stenson, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and teaches at Hamline University and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Media ><

ISBN: 9781555973100

Graywolf Press. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex lib… More...

Graywolf Press. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Graywolf Press<