My Lesbian Husband [Paperback]

Barrie Jean Borich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

Winner of the American Library Association GLBT Book Award

Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A book to be savored--lying with your head in your girlfriend's lap."--Out

"An empathetic writer who can do justice to simple happiness and complicated love."--MS.

"A compelling, profoundly felt book. . . . A clear and rare view into the lives of two women and their world. . . . This lively memoir helps us to come that much closer to a mystery: the inexplicable fact of long-held affection, long-held desire, which can bind two people far more deeply than state or church ever could."--Mark Doty, Ruminator Review

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Winner of the American Library Association GLBT Book Award

"A book to be savored--lying with your head in your girlfriend's lap."--Out

"An empathetic writer who can do justice to simple happiness and complicated love."--MS.

"A compelling, profoundly felt book. . . . A clear and rare view into the lives of two women and their world. . . . This lively memoir helps us to come that much closer to a mystery: the inexplicable fact of long-held affection, long-held desire, which can bind two people far more deeply than state or church ever could."--Mark Doty, Ruminator Review

Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award

Barrie Jean Borich is the winner of many literary awards and is the author of Restoring the Color of Roses (Firebrand Books), a memoir set in the Calumet region of Chicago where she grew up. Today she lives with her beloved, Linnea Stenson, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and teaches at Hamline University and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 294 pages
• Publisher: Graywolf Press (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555973108
• ISBN-13: 978-1555973100
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #873,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #54 in Books > Gay & Lesbian > Biographies & Memoirs > Lesbian

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So this is love...., September 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: My Lesbian Husband (Paperback)

As a straight woman, this book gives me wonderful insight into the love life of a lesbian couple. And to all those people out there who argue against gay relationships, this book clearly shows that "love is love." Worries, tender moments, everyday things like walking the dog and feeding the cats, are things we all go through in our relationships. So I hope this book does not get just a gay audience. The only bone I have to pick is that I thought the writing and editing could have been tighter. Some of the chapters seem as if they were written to stand on their own. For example, we're introduced several times to "Paulie, my brother," when she could have just introduced him that way once and subsequently referred to him just as Paulie. Same thing with her descriptions of her Chicago neighborhood and her Slavic background. But still, I really flew through this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Love Story, July 17, 2001

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Erreca Story (Kahului, HI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Lesbian Husband (Paperback)

This is a marvalous love story. Ms. Borich's prose is very lyrical as she describes the relationship between herself and her lover and best friend. The first half is totally captivating, weakens a bit in the second half, but wraps it up with a very strong last chapter. This is not just a story of the life of a lesbian, but a story of the love that two people have for each other. Read it. You will not be disappointed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Flows like honey down your throat, October 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: My Lesbian Husband (Paperback)

I can't say enough how wonderful this book is. It goes best with deleriously hot summer days and cool drinks with condensation on the outside of the glass. The prose is wonderful and sweeping, it pulls you through each and every memory that fills the book with a sense of delight, wonder and devotion. It made me think about my own position as a Lesbian in the 21st Century.

A must for any Lesbian in a long term relationship, or any woman that has the teeniest romantic soul.