Faultline
Sheila Ortiz Taylor
Arden Benbow was caught releasing domestic rabbits into a wilderness area outside Los Angeles. She said that owning three hundred rabbits made her look eccentric. She had received a pair of rabbits that multiplied rapidly, so she decided to set them free. Arden was born on the San Andreas fault in Southern California and said that the minor earthquakes she experienced as a child developed her maternal instincts and made her determined to have a large family to counteract her fears of extinction. Arden told the story of her life as an explanation of her present, and…
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| ISBN | 093004424X |
| Genre | Chicana/Latinx Interest; Romance |
| Publication Date | Jan-82 |
| Publisher | Naiad Press |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 126 |
| Series | Arden Benbow |
| # in Series | 1 |
| Notes | ‘Faultline is an intriguing piece of fiction: witty, inventive, and imaginative.’ – Doris Grumbach
‘Faultline is a family narrative done to a brilliant surreal turn. An American standup comic masterpiece sired by Buster Keaton out of Gertrude Stein, born on the San Andreas fault and danced on the ceiling by a Black Fred Astaire. How otherwise can you talk about the adventures of a lesbian mother with six children, three hundred rabbits and a very relaxed attitude? A laugh out of life at last.’ – Bertha Harris ‘Faultline is faultless. Sheila Ortiz Taylor has written an earthquake of a book.’ -Rita Mae Brown |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| BookID | 3832 |
