Dyke Life: From Growing Up to Growing Old, a Celebration of the Lesbian Experience

New York, New York, U.S.A.: HarperCollins - Basic Books, 1995. First Printing . Hard Back. Near Fine/Very Good. 6 1/4" X 9 1/2. 374 Pages. Dust jacket price $23.00 is unclipped. A mix of the serous and the irreverent, this wide-ranging book provides a comprehensive view of the many fites and phases of lesbian life. The author is one of the lesbian movement's best-known writers and acdtivists, and brings together essays by a fascinaitng group of lesbian and bisexual women of different ages, races, and classes. Filled with pieces written exclusively for this volume Dyke Life fatures excitding and new perspecitves, including victdoria Brownworth's controversial take on outing other lesbians. Laura S. Brown's insightful analysis of how families treat lesbian dauthters. Marny Hall's essay on lesbian fantasies, and Jo Ann Loulan's look at sexual identity stereotypes within the lesbian community. In additon to more than 20 essays, the bok is enriched by short peersonal narratives --- to Mother or Not to Mother, Convessions of a Lesbian Vampire, About Beign an Old Lesbian in Lovoe, and more --- by an array of authors inclding Del Martin, POhyllis Lyon, Kitty Tsou, Mary Meigs, Leslea Newman, Terri de la Pena, Paula Martinac, Shevy Healey, Sandra Butler, Tee Corinne, Lee Lynch, Anna Livia, and Donna Allegra. This athhology take the position that the lives of lesbians are in most ways not like the those of gay men or heterosexual women. From racial issues to body piercing, from celebrating coming out to understanding recoveer, this authoritative collection gives vibrant voice to the diveersity of the lesbian experience.