Bushfire: Stories of Lesbian Desire (Lace Publications) [Paperback]

Karen Barber (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books; 1st edition (July 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555833128
• ISBN-13: 978-1555833121
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,170,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lesbian love & desire were never so hot!, August 23, 1998

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[e-mail] (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bushfire: Stories of Lesbian Desire (Lace Publications) (Paperback)

This is a book which allows for fantasy & heightened desire. It's well written, with stories that can be read & enjoyed with a partner, without either of you falling asleep afterward. A good book to set in the nightstand drawer for that special time together.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Anthology, October 22, 2006

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E. B. MULLIGAN "Bronwyn" (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bushfire: Stories of Lesbian Desire (Lace Publications) (Paperback)

Excellent Writing from these authors -

Jane Futcher
Leslea Newman
SDiane Bogus
Willyce Kim
Wendy Caster
Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher
Molly Martin
Alana Corsini
Michaele MaMarca
Diane Ferry
Donna Marie Nowak
Dorothy Love
Catherine Houser
Rita Speicher
Pam McArthur
Patricia Roth Schwartz

I bought this book because Tee A. Corinne in her anthology `The Body of Love' called it "hip, hot and fun" also saying the editor pushes "behavioral and perceptual boundaries".

From the back of the book - Sometimes intensely sexual, other times subtly romantic, these short stories celebrate lesbian desire in all its forms.

"Not only is the sex frank, but the general spirit is one of reckless adventure -- always good for vicarious thrills". - Voice Literary Supplement

Publisher's Note - Amidst our differences, all lesbians share one thing: a desire for women. Whether intensely sexual, or subtly romantic, this emotion is always incredibly powerful. These short stories celebrate lesbian desire in all its forms.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot collection with some strong narrators, August 27, 2006

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Eva Vandetuin "Permitted Fruit" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bushfire: Stories of Lesbian Desire (Lace Publications) (Paperback)

I was most attracted to the stories in this collection that are narrated by working-class and/or butch women. These were a pleasant contrast to some of the more lyrical, femme-femme stories, whose sentimentality tended to leave me bored. The plain-talking narrators of _Bushfire_ -- including some women of color -- are by far the most memorable.

In general, I would recommend this collection for the diversity of its writing styles and points of view. My only real complaint is about one of the collection's running themes: the protagonist admires someone, wonders if she's into women, and then waits until the woman magically gropes or otherwise propositions her. We need more point-of-view lesbian characters who know how to be assertive!