Dear John, I love Jane : women write about leaving men for women

by Candace Walsh (Editor)

Other authorsLaura Andre (Editor), Ph.D. Lisa Diamond (Foreword)
Paperback, 2010

Notes

A collection of stories about women discovering their queer sexuality after years in marriages or partnerships with men. Finalist in the 2011 Lambda Literary Awards for bisexual nonfiction. review

Description

The new buzzword in female sexuality is "sexual fluidity"--the idea that for many women, sexual identity can shift over time, often in the direction of same-sex relationships. Examples abound in popular culture, from actress Cynthia Nixon, who left her male partner of 15 years to be with a woman, to writer and comedienne Carol Leifer, who divorced her husband for the same reason. In a culture increasingly open to accepting this fluidity, Dear John, I Love Jane is a timely, fiercely candid exploration of female sexuality and personal choice. The book is comprised of essays written by a broad spectrum of women, including a number of well-known writers and personalities. Their stories are sometimes funny, sometimes painful--but always achingly honest--accounts of leaving a man for a woman, and the consequences of making such a choice. Arousing, inspiring, bawdy, bold, and heartfelt, Dear John, I Love Jane is an engrossing reflection of a new era of female sexuality.… (more)

Collection

Call number

306.7 WAL

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Finalist — 2011)

Publication

Berkeley, Calif. : Seal Press, 2010. 269 pages

Physical description

269 p.; 21 cm
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