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Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence [Paperback]

Rosemary Curb , Nancy Manahan
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)


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April 1985 0930044622 978-0930044626 1St Edition
Unprecedented autobiographies of religious life.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 383 pages
  • Publisher: Naiad Pr; 1St Edition edition (April 1985)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0930044622
  • ISBN-13: 978-0930044626
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #449,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a retired college English, women's studies, and literature teacher. I've published many articles over the years, the first one in Mother Jones magazine in 1977, the most recent in New Spirit magazine in 2007.

I've also had three books published. Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence (with Rosemary Keefe Curb,1985), became an unexpected best seller in the US and was published in 8 other countries. This ground-breaking anthology and my second controversial book, On My Honor: Lesbian Reflect on Their Scouting Experiences (1997), are out of print, but can sometimes be found on amazon.com. They also are available from me directly.

My third book, written with my life partner Becky Bohan, is Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A Journey with Cancer and Beyond. This informative and inspirational story of our sister-in-law, a professor of nursing diagnosed with incurable cancer, can comfort and educate anyone afraid of a terminal illness or dying. Anyone who loves a riveting, well-written story will also enjoy Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully, available on amazon.com.

Becky and I divide our time between Minneapolis and the Caribbean. We must be two of the luckiest people on this miraculous planet.

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5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL INSIGHTS April 8, 1998
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I have seen this book on countless discount tables. I finally bought it and read it. This is not a tell all for lesbian nuns who reveal their sexual escapades while cloistered in a convent. This is a collection of stories told by ex nuns about their short stay in convents all across America. It is their story. Their life. Each of these women left for various reasons and all are now fullfilled in their life on the outside as out lesbians. There is nothing cheekie about this book. It is well written and well told. I am glad I finally picked it up and actually read it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning! September 25, 2010
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This book is a stunning collection of beautifully written stories, of how women came to be themselves. Each of these women's journeys was at times painful, always heart wrenching, and always written in her individual voice. This anthology is not to be taken lightly. It is not filled with the lascivious sex that a teenage boy might think, but it is dozens of true stories of evolving women who come to learn who they are, and how they fit with their definition of God. An amazing collection of stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars cloistered love June 29, 2004
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In this book we encounter the biographies and personal photos of numerous nuns or ex-nuns who have "come out" as lesbians. they talk about how they came into convent life, how they discovered their sexuality, and how that altered their religious life. Very fascinating study.

David Rehak
author of "A Young Girl's Crimes"

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