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

By: Louise A. Blum

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Synopsis: This is a funny, moving story about life in a small town, from the point of view of a pregnant lesbian. Louise A. Blum, author of the critically acclaimed novel Amnesty, now tells the story of her own life and her decision to be out, loud, and pregnant. Mixing humor with memorable prose, Blum recounts how a quiet, conservative town in an impoverished stretch of Appalachia reacts as she and a local woman, Connie, fall in love, move in together, and determine to live their life together openly and truthfully. The town responds in radically different ways to the couple’s presence, from prayer vigils on the village green to a feature article in the family section of the local newspaper. This is a cautionary, wise, and celebratory tale about what it’s like to be different in America—both the good and the bad. A depiction of small town life with all its comforts and its terrors, this memoir speaks to anyone who has ever felt like an outsider in America. Blum tells her story with a razor wit and deft precision, a story about two "girls with grit," and the child they decide to raise, right where they are, in small town America.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 3 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780299170943
Publisher:: University of Wisconsin Press
Date of Addition:: 02/10/04
Copyrighted By:: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies, Sociology
Submitted By:: BookLady
Proofread By:: Amber W
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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