| You're Not from Around Here, Are You?: A Lesbian in Small-Town America Contributor(s): Blum, Louise A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299170942 ISBN-13: 9780299170943 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: Put together 20 million frozen sperm, two funny women, and one impoverished stretch of Appalachia, and what do you get? A wise and celebratory tale by Louise A. Blum, author of the critically acclaimed novel, Amnesty, who now uses her razor wit and deft precision to tell the story of her own life. With the help of a tiny sperm vial they call "Dad", she and her partner decide to have a child, unleashing a storm of controversy in their small town. From a glowing feature article in the family section of a local newspaper to the resulting prayer vigils on the village green, the town responds in radically different ways to their presence. A depiction of small-town life with all its comforts and its terrors, this memoir will speak to anyone who's ever felt like an outsider in America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Health & Fitness | Pregnancy & Childbirth |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 0001198- |
| Series: Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.99" W x 8.98" (0.88 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Sex & Gender - Lesbian - Topical - Family - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Put together 20 million frozen sperm, two funny women, and one impoverished stretch of Appalachia and what do you get? A wise and celebratory tale by Louise A. Blum, author of the critically acclaimed novel, Amnesty, who now uses her razor wit and deft precision to tell the story of her own life. With the help of a tiny sperm vial they call "Dad", she and her partner decide to have a child, unleashing a storm of controversy in their small town. From a glowing feature article in the family section of a local newspaper to the resulting prayer vigils on the village green, the town responds in radically different ways to their presence. A depiction of small-town life with all its comforts and its terrors, this memoir will speak to anyone who's ever felt like an outsider in America. |