{"id":40763,"date":"2026-08-11T06:26:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=40763"},"modified":"2026-08-11T06:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:26:43","slug":"if-you-had-a-family-by-barbara-wilson-barbara-sjoholm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/if-you-had-a-family-by-barbara-wilson-barbara-sjoholm\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Had a Family by Barbara Wilson; Barbara Sjoholm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\r\n\r\nCory 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&#8217;s hidden life and tragic struggle with illness. Supported by Rosemary and her brother, Cory uncovers the truth behind her family&#8217;s strict Christian Scientist upbringing to heal from the past and fully embrace her present relationship.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\r\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n .TFtable<br \/> .TFtable td<br \/> \/*  Define the text for all the 2nd columns  *\/<br \/> .TFtable td:nth-child(2)<br \/><\/style>\r\n<table class=\"TFtable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>ISBN: <\/strong>9781878067838<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subtitle: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Romance<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subject(s): <\/strong>Fiction \/ General; Lesbians; Lesbians\/ Fiction; Mothers And Daughters; Mothers And Daughters\/ Fiction<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publication Date: <\/strong>1996-08-30<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Original Publication Date: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>Seal Press<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Language: <\/strong>English<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Format: <\/strong>Hardcover<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Pages: <\/strong>288<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Rating: <\/strong> Good<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Notes: <\/strong>If You Had a Family (1996) is a contemporary novel written by Barbara Wilson (the pen name of Barbara Sjoholm). 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