As I Lay Frying: A Rehoboth Beach Memoir [Paperback]

Fay I. Jacobs (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0964664860 | ISBN-13: 978-0964664869 | Publication Date: May 20, 2004

This is the little book that could! NOW IN ITS 3rd PRINTING! Rehoboth Beach, Delaware has been called The Nation's Summer Capital ever since the families of U.S. Senators and Congressmen discovered its beauty and charm, spending summers in Rehoboth to escape the oppressive heat and humidity of Washington, DC. Later, Rehoboth became another kind of refuge, when the gay and lesbian communities of the Mid-Atlantic found a beach resort to call their own. In 1995, writer Fay Jacobs and her partner Bonnie literally cruised into town and discovered the unique charm of this seaside community. Almost immediately, Fay began chronicling her life as a Rehoboth weekender in a column that appeared in the magazine Letters from CAMP Rehoboth. In the years that followed, Fay's Rehoboth fans have followed her smart, witty columns as Fay & Bonnie made the transition from visitors to regulars to locals themselves. Fay's unique voice and her willingness to bare it all in print turned her fans into a sort of extended family. Together, these essays tell a story that is sometimes provocative, sometimes political, occasionally heartwarming, and always hilarious. Also by Fay Jacobs, Fried & True- Tales from Rehoboth Beach

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Funny, touching—and real... a true laugh riot,wittily taking on sexuality, politics, relationships, and day-to-day dilemmas." --InsightOUT Book Club, Feb. 2005

Fay Jacobs tells a funny story so well about moving to Rehoboth that everyone will be heading for the shore. - --Jen Mabe, Washington Blade,

Fay's essays resonate with warmth, candid humor, and the unabashed joy of finding one's place" -- --OUTtraveler, January 2005

About the Author

Fay Jacobs, a native New Yorker, spent 30 years in the Washington, DC area working in journalism, theater and public relations. She has contributed feature stories and columns to such publications as The Advocate, The Baltimore Sun, Chesapeake Bay Magazine, The Washington Blade, The Wilmington News Journal, Delaware Beach Life and more.Since 1995 she has been a regular columnist for Letters from CAMP Rehoboth, and won the national 1997 Vice Versa Award for excellence. Her writing is also included in the 1998 Alyson Publications' anthology Beginnings. She and Bonnie, her partner of 27 years, relocated to Rehoboth Beach, DE in 1999. They have two Miniature Schnauzers and a riding lawn mower.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: A&M Books (May 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964664860
• ISBN-13: 978-0964664869
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #735,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Gay & Lesbian > Biographies & Memoirs > Lesbian

More About the Author

Fay Jacobs is a native New Yorker, spent 30 years in the Washington, DC area working in journalism, theater and public relations. She has contributed feature stories and columns to such publications as The Advocate, OutTraveler, The Baltimore Sun, Chesapeake Bay Magazine, The Washington Blade, The Wilmington News Journal, Delaware Beach Life and more.
Since 1995 she has been a regular columnist for Letters from CAMP Rehoboth.??

Fay Jacobs is the author of two hilarious memoirs about her beloved home town Rehoboth Beach, DE. They are As I Lay Frying - a Rehobtoh Beach Memoir, now in its third printing and Fried & True - Tales from Rehoboth Beach.
Coming Summer 2010 - For Frying Out Loud - More Tales from Rehoboth Beach.

Fay is Publisher and Managing Editor of A&M Books. She and Bonnie, her partner of 28 years, relocated to Rehoboth Beach, DE in 1999. They have two Miniature Schnauzers and a riding lawn mower.

Awards
2008 National Federation of Press Women Book of the Year Non-Fiction Humor for Fried & True - Tales from Rehoboth Beach.

2008 Delaware Press Women's Award for Non-fiction Book of the Year - Fried & True

2008 Winner of Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Non-fiction essays - Fried & True

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Love Letter to Rehoboth, May 1, 2006

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Eric C. Peterson (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As I Lay Frying: A Rehoboth Beach Memoir (Paperback)

In the interest of full disclosure, Fay Jacobs is a dear friend of mine. I knew she was funny before I ever read her book, because she's been making me laugh for the last eleven years by just talking. However, talking funny and writing funny are two different things -- and I'm happy to report that Fay does both extremely well. Fay is a unique and fascinating, "strange and extraordinary person" -- she's Jewish, she's gay, she and her partner chucked a "normal life" in the suburbs mid-career to build a new life for themselves by the ocean, a move that many of us would like to make but few have the guts to follow through on. And yet, despite the uniqueness of her situation, she tells her story in such a way that can reach everyone: straights, gays, guys, girls, and goys alike. Though I lived through many of the tales chronicled in "As I Lay Frying" alongside Fay & Bonnie, I'm still surprised when I read these accounts; Fay sees humor in things I didn't even notice at the time. Not everyone gets to have friends like Fay & Bonnie -- but buying this book might just be the next best thing.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As I Lay Frying by Fay Jacobs, September 13, 2005

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Stephanie C. Velez (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As I Lay Frying: A Rehoboth Beach Memoir (Paperback)

Fay is an extraordinary writer with a wonderful sense of humor. She made me and my family and friends laugh out loud. I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as we did! Thanks to Fay for writing it and sharing her life with us. Loved reading it so much that I sent one to my sister and loaned my copy to a friend who dropped mistakenly dropped it in a lake but still refuses to give it back so I gotta go and order myself another one to have on hand.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I want MORE!!!, March 15, 2005

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Kathy Galloway (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As I Lay Frying: A Rehoboth Beach Memoir (Paperback)

Did you ever read a book (and I KNOW you have) where you started to slow down toward the end because you didn't want to finish it? That's how I felt with Fay Jacobs' "As I Lay Frying." I also felt as though I had made a whole bunch of new friends in the town of Rehoboth Beach, DE, and I wasn't done with my visit because I was having waaay too much fun.

It was not a quiet read, either. I found myself making that occasional snorting sound that explosive laughter sometimes causes, now that I'm beyond the age where I can produce anything that resembles a giggle. And I wept once, but I won't tell you where, because that might wreck it for you.

I've already checked -- apparenatly there's no "prequel." So, Ms. Jacobs, get yourself busy, please. Summer's coming and I want another visit, so you'd best get started on the sequel!