You're Not from Around Here, Are You? - A Lesbian in Small-Town America

In this memoir, the author tells of how, with the help of a tiny sperm vial called "Dad", she and her partner decide to have a child, unleashing a storm of controversy in their small town. From a glowing article in the local newspaper, to prayer vigils, the town responds in different ways.

About the author

Louise A. Blum has published poetry, short stories, and a novel, Amnesty, a finalist for the 1996 Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Fiction. A graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop, she is associate professor of English at Mansfield University in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and lives in Corning, New York.

Summary

In this memoir, the author tells of how, with the help of a tiny sperm vial called "Dad", she and her partner decide to have a child, unleashing a storm of controversy in their small town. From a glowing article in the local newspaper, to prayer vigils, the town responds in different ways.

Product details

• Authors: Louise A Blum, Louise A. Blum, Louise A. Blum
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.03.2001
• EAN: 9780299170905
• ISBN: 978-0-299-17090-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Series: Living Out: Gay & Lesbian Autobiographies; Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Au; Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies; Living Out: Gay & Lesbian Autobiographies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies