Family Values: Two Moms and Their Son

by Phyllis Burke

Hardcover, 1993

Status

Available

Call number

306.874

Genres

Publication

Random House (1993), Edition: 1st, 233 pages

Description

Set in San Francisco's homosexual community, this memoir tells how the author committed herself to the son of her lesbian partner. Phyllis Burke also wrote the novel, Atomic Candy.

Subjects

Children of gay parents California San Francisco
Lesbian couples California San Francisco
Lesbian mothers California San Francisco

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — 1993)
Stonewall Book Award (Winner — Non-Fiction — 1994)

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

233 p.; 6.5 x 1 inches

ISBN

0679421882 / 9780679421887

Barcode

10821

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