And Say Hi to Joyce [Paperback]

Joyce Murdoch (Author), Deb Price (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1, 1996

"Deb Price and Joyce Murdoch have guts.  Their love for each other--and their commitment to  proving the validity and humanity of that love--is,  in their hands, a powerful and wonderful weapon.  Long may they wield it."--Liz Smith,  The Advocate

This collection from the  Detroit News columns of Deb Price blends the best of  Bombeck, Maupin, and Quindlen, gently humanizing  gay issues for straight readers and giving gay  readers an honest reflection of their own lives. Deb  joins forces with Joyce here to share not only in  the joy of the first twenty months of Deb's columns  but also to tell how the column is changing lives  by knocking down barriers that set people apart.  This is a reprint of a Doubleday hardcover  published in June, 1995.

"And Say Hi To  Joyce is both a valuable collection of an  engaging columnist's work and an interesting look behind  the scenes of the newspaper milieu. But it's more;  it's a heartwarming portrait of what seems a  remarkable relationship--one any reader, gay or  straight, might envy."-- The Washington  Blade

"And Say Hi To  Joyce, we get the results of Price's  groundbreaking experiment: a rich collection of columns that  serves as a concise history of the gay rights  movement in the '90s."-- San Francisco  Chronicle

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"Deb Price and Joyce Murdoch have guts. Their love for each other--and their commitment to proving the validity and humanity of that love--is, in their hands, a powerful and wonderful weapon. Long may they wield it."--Liz Smith, The Advocate

This collection from the Detroit News columns of Deb Price blends the best of Bombeck, Maupin, and Quindlen, gently humanizing gay issues for straight readers and giving gay readers an honest reflection of their own lives. Deb joins forces with Joyce here to share not only in the joy of the first twenty months of Deb's columns but also to tell how the column is changing lives by knocking down barriers that set people apart. This is a reprint of a Doubleday hardcover published in June, 1995.

"And Say Hi To Joyce is both a valuable collection of an engaging columnist's work and an interesting look behind the scenes of the newspaper milieu. But it's more; it's a heartwarming portrait of what seems a remarkable relationship--one any reader, gay or straight, might envy."-- The Washington Blade

"And Say Hi To Joyce, we get the results of Price's groundbreaking experiment: a rich collection of columns that serves as a concise history of the gay rights movement in the '90s."-- San Francisco Chronicle Copyright 1995 by Deb Price and Joyce Murdoch

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"Deb Price and Joyce Murdoch have guts.  Their love for each other--and their commitment to  proving the validity and humanity of that love--is,  in their hands, a powerful and wonderful weapon.  Long may they wield it."--Liz Smith,  The Advocate

This collection from the  Detroit News columns of Deb Price blends the best of  Bombeck, Maupin, and Quindlen, gently humanizing  gay issues for straight readers and giving gay  readers an honest reflection of their own lives. Deb  joins forces with Joyce here to share not only in  the joy of the first twenty months of Deb's columns  but also to tell how the column is changing lives  by knocking down barriers that set people apart.  This is a reprint of a Doubleday hardcover  published in June, 1995.

"And Say Hi To  Joyce is both a valuable collection of an  engaging columnist's work and an interesting look behind  the scenes of the newspaper milieu. But it's more;  it's a heartwarming portrait of what seems a  remarkable relationship--one any reader, gay or  straight, might envy."-- The Washington  Blade

"And Say Hi To  Joyce, we get the results of Price's  groundbreaking experiment: a rich collection of columns that  serves as a concise history of the gay rights  movement in the '90s."-- San Francisco  Chronicle

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Main Street Books (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385482566
• ISBN-13: 978-0385482561
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,251,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent material, insights into gay/lesbian life/issues, February 3, 1998

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I started reading this as a loaner from P-FLAG (Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays) - found myself totally caught up in it. The combination of Deb Price's columns, with her insights into the lives of gays and lesbians, and Joyce Murdoch's text about the effects of the column on their own lives, expanded my horizons and commitment dramatically. This book is really a must-read for anyone who is gay/lesbian or knows anyone who is.