Cory Winter is a successful Seattle CPA and amateur painter who, on the surface, should be content with her life, particularly given the affection of her attentive new lesbian partner, Rosemary. Yet Cory remains emotionally distant and haunted by an internal alienation. The narrative follows her journey backward into her 1950s Southern California childhood to confront the lingering trauma of her mother’s hidden life and tragic struggle with illness. Supported by Rosemary and her brother, Cory uncovers the truth behind her family’s strict Christian Scientist upbringing to heal from the past and fully embrace her present relationship.
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| ISBN: 9781878067838 |
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| Genre: Romance |
| Subject(s): Fiction / General; Lesbians; Lesbians/ Fiction; Mothers And Daughters; Mothers And Daughters/ Fiction |
| Publication Date: 1996-08-30 |
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| Publisher: Seal Press |
| Language: English |
| Format: Hardcover |
| Pages: 288 |
| Rating: Good |
| Notes: If You Had a Family (1996) is a contemporary novel written by Barbara Wilson (the pen name of Barbara Sjoholm). As an explicit work of lesbian fiction, the novel centers on a lesbian protagonist, was nominated for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, and is cataloged under lesbian fiction for its depiction of female same-sex romance. |
| Book_ID: 107951 |