Synopsis
The fairy tale, happily-ever-after expectation seems particularly prevalent among lesbians, no matter how brutal reality has proven. Marny Hall, Ph.D., a psychotherapist who works with lesbian couples, presents a reality check in this informative, entertaining guide to relationship struggles. Hall's two decades of counseling experience inform this practical yet reassuring volume, and plenty of anecdotes both from her practice and from her own life make it even more real and accessible. Full of vitally important dating and loving topics, including how to come back to life after a "bruiser breakup," ways to handle jealousy, and ceremony choices, this book will walk the lesbian reader through pitfalls specific to her way of life. Witty and stylish, this volume belongs on the shelf of every lesbian (or gay-friendly) reader looking for a little more smoothness along the path to love.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-04-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
In 'The Lesbian Love Companion', Marny Hall, Ph.D., a psychotherapist with twenty years' experience counseling lesbian couples, explores and celebrates lesbian relationships in all their complexity - and humor. Based on the idea that the key to healthy relationships lies in our ability to keep refining the story of our relationships, it presents the perfect blend of advice and inspiration for every lesbian looking for love. Interspersing real-life examples from Hall's practice, sound advice, and laugh-out-loud observations, 'The Lesbian Love Companion' takes a completely fresh and honest approach to the unique relationship issues near and dear to every lesbian's heart.
Popular author and lesbian therapist Marny Hall tells it like it really is in this refreshingly sane and uproariously funny look at lesbian love. Hall offers the perfect mix of sound counsel, warm understanding, and laugh-out-loud observations for every lesbian looking for love. Line drawings.
Industry Reviews
"Witty, perceptive, and wise."
Book Jacket - Karla Jay
"With dozens of real-life examples, [this] highly creative guide to everyday relationship pitfalls is a veritable Kama Sutra of emotional possibility."
Book Jacket - Alison Bechdel
"A delightfully practical and funny guidebook to exploring life after love. No coy language and no judgmental presumptions help us say yes to the relationships we want. When you go shopping for the next commitment ceremony, 'The Lesbian Love Companion' is the perfect gift"
other - Jewelle Gomez
"[A] lively, smart, funny, and fun-to-read book that challenges our fairy tale notions that we will find one Ms. Right and settle down forever in undisturbed bliss. Hall...offers wise advice about how to keep one's sanity through the ins-and-outs of all these discombobulating and destabilizing experiences."
other - Lillian Faderman
"A wonderful book helping lesbians define our relationships on our terms--making a successful breakup as worthwhile as our commitments."- Suzanne Westenhoefer, lesbian comedienne
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