Tasting Life Twice
Literary Lesbian Fiction by New American Writers
E. J. Levy
Editor Levy’s weighty compilation of 24 contemporary lesbian stories ranges widely in issues and concerns addressed. Stephanie Grant’s ‘Posting Up’ presents a teenage basketball player in a Catholic girl’s school and skillfully interweaves themes of developing sexual identity and racial and ethnic diversity during the time when segregated Boston was reeling from court-ordered busing to desegregate public schools. Ana Castillo’s ‘Loverboys’ offers a lesbian in the throes of brokenhearted torment after being left by the first man in her romantic life in a very long time. ‘Tiny Smiling Daddy’ by Mary Gaitskill is told from the father’s point of view and stunningly renders the pain and long-term suffering that both generations endure when a parent rejects a child’s sexual identity. These and outstanding stories by Mei Ng, E. J. Graff, and Lee Ann Mortenson, as well as an excerpt from Carol Anshaw’s extraordinary novel, Aquamarine (1992), especially make the anthology welcome. Whitney Scott
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| ISBN | 380781239 |
| Genre | Anthology – Fiction |
| Copyright Date | 1995 |
| Publication Date | 01-Jun-95 |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Editor | E. J. Levy |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 344 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Editor | E. J. Levy |
| Subject | Fiction |
| BookID | 12933 |
