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< The Secret Keeping > < Uncommon Emotions > < Wasted Heart > < Lessons > < The Lonely Hearts Club > < Thirteen Hours > Francine Saint Marie

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Spinsters Ink Books

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(BUY THE TRILOGY.)

(Was the secret worth keeping?)

(It doesn't get any better than this!)

(Unique book)

(316 Stars)

I've just finished reading this trilogy for the second time and I reccomend it to anyone who wants to read a love story. This story has grace, charm and enough sizzle for anyone. It is a story of finding and loosing and finding again the love of a lifetime. My only reccomendation is to buy "The Secret Trilogy " because I can't fathom that anyone reading book one wouldn't want to know what happens to Lydia, Helaine and all their friends and enemies.
I bought this book based solely on the reviews of the other readers since I had never read anything by Francine Saint Marie. After reading the book I had to wonder if I had read the same book as everyone else. The book did not keep my interest at all. I forced myself to finish it hoping it would get better. It didn't.

First of all, a book with no chapters is distracting and needs to hold the readers attention. This one did not. When I buy a book with a lesbian theme I want to read about the interaction between the women. The book was 309 pages and it was 150 pages before the two main characters even spoke to each other. This book is not a mystery or a thriller and as a romance novel it is lacking.

If it had been a period piece I could have tolerated it better because in the 1800's or early 1900's it was costly and dangerous to be open about being a lesbian. But this is not a period piece and these two women are independent and well off financially. One is a doctor and author, the other is a well sought after corporate executive. The book was boring and the theme overplayed.

The fact that it was given 5 starts by everyone who read it makes me no longer trust the review process. When you have a book that EVERYONE thinks is 5 star material then it's time for that book to cross over to the NY Times Best Selling List. I don't think there's any danger of that.
As with the other reviewers here, WE LOVED THIS BOOK and this new author's compelling voice. Saint-Marie joins the ranks of Sarah Waters and Rita Mae Brown in bringing quality fiction and romance to an ailing genre, perhaps even surpassing them in presenting one of the most unique and outstanding epic love stories we've come across so far. No, The Secret Keeping, with its extraordinary prose and its unabashed tenderness and sensuality, doesn't neatly fit into any particular genre, but then who says it really has to? It's breathtaking...and that's enough.

Fortune Is a Woman THE STOLEN KISS
Like many of the reviewers listed above, I found Francine Saint Marie's novel to be quite unique. I had no trouble getting into the almost stream-of-consciousness flow of the dialogue and I very much enjoyed the electric pace of the book. Writing from the inner perspective of the characters was entertaining and employed a clever technique in storytelling.

My original title for this review was going to be "raising the bar for lesbian fiction", but then I thought, well that's just not saying enough, considering where it sits. Francine Saint Marie has not just raised the bar, she's taken it to a different planet. I am currently packing up and planning to move there.

As readers of lesbian fiction, especially romance, we have come to expect, well, not very much. Even when something's good, (i.e. the writing doesn't make us cringe every few pages or so), it's really only mediocre at best. So we settle for second rate, keep our jugs of salt handy as we attempt to maneuver our way through all the 5 star reviews some of you seem to hand out like they are Halloween candy, and keep trying out new authors. Hoping and praying that one day, our luck will change, that out of the abyss will emerge someone with keen discernment and extraordinary talent, ready and willing to indulge us thoroughly. Well, that day has finally arrived, ladies. And what a glorious day it is...

Imagine, if you can, a work of lesbian fiction that leaves nothing to be desired whatsoever... that challenges your intellect, reaches into the unheralded parts of your psyche, and whispers sweet promises to your heart. Imagine prose that is masterfully subtle and invigorating, at times even intoxicating. Imagine dialogue that is intelligent, quick-witted, and never uninspired. Imagine descriptions of love-making that aren't overstated, flagrant and embarrassing, that actually leave something to the imagination but are no less titillating. Imagine having that routine cringe replaced with a contented sigh and an irrepressible grin. Indeed, you can expect no less from Francine Saint Marie's first novel (first novel?!), THE SECRET KEEPING. I haven't read anything more compelling and personally satisfying (from any genre) than this book and its sequel, FORTUNE IS A WOMAN. I am completely addicted to the author's writing - and to her leading ladies. Truth be told, Helaine and Lydia are as real to me as most of the people I encounter daily in 3-D. They are certainly far more appealing! Some might find that strange, but all I can say is it feels perfectly natural. When our outer world seems so stripped of its imaginativeness, we can, hopefully, rely on our inner world to pick up the slack.

So, thank you Francine, for such a stunning offering, for spoiling us so utterly. I am sure we could get used to it.
Dr. Helaine Kristenson is a leading authority in the field of psychosexual relations and the best selling author of the how-to bible, Keeping Mr. Right. Professionally, the esteemed doctor deals with secrets of the heart every day. Privately, she has quite a few of her own to keep her busy… What’s so Top Secret? Her seven year relationship with notorious model (and vamp), Sharon Chambers. Now their once hot union has become something less than perfect.

Wandering unwittingly into the middle of their web is disillusioned investment strategist and sleeping beauty, Lydia Beaumont, who observes the stunning Dr. Kristenson often from afar.

Adding to the fray are a dozen lawyers, a handful of corporate executives, and a gaggle of overzealous reporters, resulting in a highly public love triangle where the more private one is…the more exposed one becomes.

THE SECRET KEEPING is a high stakes, girl-gets-girl romance, where the moral of the story is that money can buy you love - if it's invested wisely...
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< The Secret Keeping > < Uncommon Emotions > < Wasted Heart > < Lessons > < The Lonely Hearts Club > freaks

< Treasure: Raised By Wolves, Volume Three > < Matelots: Raised By Wolves, Volume Two > < Brethren: Raised By Wolves, Volume One > < Shadows Return (Nightrunner, Bk. 4) > < Wicked Gentlemen > < The God Eaters > W. A. Hoffman

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Alien Perspective
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(Best series of books that I've read in years!!)

(Treasure)

(A sprawling read)

(Still couldn't put this down)

(Waiting on Volume 4)

I'm not very good at expressing my opinions on paper so just let me say that I agree with all the five star ratings written about this series of books. These books are going on my permanent keep bookshelf. I've re-read them several times and enjoy them more each time I read them. The growing relationship between Will and Gaston is incredibly written. Each line of the book furthers the story, no fluff here.

I am greatly looking forward to book four!
Again a great book by this author her third volume of the series. I wish it could go on.
A rattling good read spoiled by the author's ignorance of English religious history, aristocracy and a weird selection of accents surely never heard in Heaven or on Earth. Her Scottish one is the best (i.e. the worst). I felt like sending her Debrett and the "Oor Wullie" Christmas annual. The renunciation of peerages did not become possible until the 1960s. Sarah Williams would be Lady Sarah, not Miss Williams; similarly Uncle Cedric would be Lord Cedric. The author's gynaecological excursions and discussions are revoltingly explicit and both Will and Gaston seem to have undergone personality changes as if they were characters in a soap opera. The book is too plot-driven and not faithful enough to the characters as originally established and the psychological metaphors become increasingly confusing. Despite all these reservations I found the book gripping as well as exasperating and look forward to Volume Four..
This series is seriously going to kill my eyesight. I read all three books in less than two weeks, and then read the first two again. Crazy. But these are fasinating characters and a very well developed historical setting. You can almost reach out and touch the ships, the places and the people (yum). One negative review said there is too much soap opera here, and I would say that the author has opted to throw up obstacles for the main characters to deal with at an alarming pace. However, that just kept me turning pages. I can't wait for the 4th book (I hope I don't have to wait too long!!)
I just finished reading Treasures, the 3rd volume of this series. I am already experiencing withdrawal! The characters of Will and Gaston are amazingly appealing for various reasons: they are in love, they delve deeply into themselves to perpetuate that love, and they fiercely protect one another. What a fantasy! I am looking to order volume 4, but it appears it is not yet ready...?
Gay buccaneer historical adventure/romance. The third novel in a series chronicling the adventures of Will, a disenchanted English Lord, and his beloved matelot/partner, Gaston, an exiled Frenchman, set among the buccaneers of Port Royal, Jamaica, in the 1660s. In this volume, the men ponder the true definition of sanity and the necessity of compromise in the name of love while contending with the arrival of Gaston's father, their potential inheritances, the political machinations of Will's father, Henry Morgan's ambition, a bounty upon their heads, unwanted brides, and an unexpected child.
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< Treasure: Raised By Wolves, Volume Three > < Matelots: Raised By Wolves, Volume Two > < Brethren: Raised By Wolves, Volume One > < Shadows Return (Nightrunner, Bk. 4) > < Wicked Gentlemen > freaks

< CADs Index of Majors and Sports > < The New Way Things Work > < Underground > < City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction > < Castle > < Pyramid > Teresa Theophano,Riverside Publishing

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Beacon Press

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(Building Big does a great job explaining civil engineering concept!)

(Great Book)

(A Great Gift for Someone Who Loves Architecture)

(A BIG success)

(Awesome)

This book is outstanding! It's informative, yet easy to read. I have used it as the textbook for my high school engineering class for two years, and the students love it!
I bought this book for my 6 year old son who is an avid builder. I knew that the text would be above his head, so I read the book before giving it to him so I could summarize the paragraphs for him. He asks to look at this book every night and loves it. This is not a picture book as it has a lot of text, but the pictures are well done, and he has gained some basic building concepts that he uses with his Legos and blocks. He likes to look at the book about how they build a structure (he is really fascinated by the Hoover dam and Petronas Towers) and they we look online at the completed pictures. It's a great book for older children (or if you want to take the time with a younger child to explain it) and I recommend it.
I gave this book as a gift to someone who loves and understands architecture. He found it most interesting. It contains many facts that are not generally know about large, historical structures.
David Macaulay takes the reader on a tour of some of the really big civil engineering structures of our time. Building Big has sections on Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Domes, and Skyscrapers. Each part of the book describes the design and construction of from four to ten outstanding examples of the structure highlighted. The examples in each category are described in chronological order with some going back to the time of ancient Rome. The drawings that accompany the text are excellent at focusing on the details and techniques described. The integration of text and graphics is wonderful. In each case, Macaulay describes the design objectives, the interplay between the structure and the environment, and the engineering solutions used to bring the structures into being. This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in structural engineering and design. I have not seen the related PBS video series, but I can say that the book stands on its own very well. Highly recommended.
Macaulay fans are going to be amazed and impressed by this, his best book yet. It's a companion to the PBS series that's better than the films! A must see and better yet, must buy.
Why this shape and not that? Why steel instead of concrete or stone? Why put it here and not over there? These are the kinds of questions that David Macaulay asks himself when he observes an architectural wonder. These questions take him back to the basic process of design from which all structures begin, from the realization of a need for the structure to the struggles of the engineers and designers to map out and create the final construction. As only he can, David Macaulay engages readers" imaginations and gets them thinking about structures they see and use every day— bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams. In Building Big he focuses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached. Whether a structure is imposing or inspiring, he shows us that common sense and logic play just as important a part in architecture as imagination and technology do. As always, Macaulay inspires readers of all ages to look at their world in a new way.
David Macaulay's hit PBS series by the same name cannot take you as far as this book does into the wonders of the constructed world: dams, domes, skyscrapers, tunnels, and bridges. It's also a trip through time, transporting you, for instance, from Rome's Ponte Fabricio (built in 62 B.C.) to the 1930s Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to France's Ponte de Normandie across the Seine, which was the longest bridge on earth when completed in 1994. Some of the wires that so ingeniously hold up the Golden Gate are depicted in their intricate engineering context--and at their actual size. As you pore over Macaulay's crystal-clear text and profuse illustrations, the mental fog lifts and you get a sense of what a marvelous act of imagination the bridge is.

In books about building, the whole art lies in the details. Macaulay gives you a glimpse into the minds of the designers, too: in making a tunnel under the Thames River in London, Marc Brunel was inspired by shipworms, "the scourge of the Royal Navy," mollusks who used shieldlike shells to bore holes through timber "and then had the audacity to create a rigid lining in the wood with material they excreted." Though the poor workers who created Brunel's tunnel shields had to brave fiery explosions of methane gas and vile fumes from centuries of sewage--and as Macaulay rather rudely puts it, "Brunel's shield now seems a bit like a platoon of creakingStar Warsrobots leaning against each other for support as they inch their way nervously through the muck"--the construction did the trick. That tunnel begun in 1825 is still part of the London Underground subway system.

Macaulay can construct a sound sentence: a child can grasp his celebration of the art of engineering, and a grownup can read him with childlike glee.--Tim Appelo
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< CADs Index of Majors and Sports > < The New Way Things Work > < Underground > < City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction > < Castle > freaks

< Returning Tides > < Scorpion > < Sea Legs > < Battle Scars > < Power Play > < Seeker > Radclyffe

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Bold Strokes Books
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< Returning Tides > < Scorpion > < Sea Legs > < Battle Scars > < Power Play > freaks

< Homecoming > < Blessed Twice > < Night Call > < Worth Every Step > < Paybacks > < No Strings > Nell Stark

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Bold Strokes Books
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(She stole my life story!)

(When It Rains, It Pours)

(Believable, tangible, and passionate)

(Awesome)

(Love it!!)

There are some excellent reviews here of this book that pretty well sum it all up. I cannot write as well as most of these reviewers, but I did love this book. In fact, I read it twice back to back. I also must admit that this one hit pretty close to home and that I could identify with it quite closely. It was sort of creepy as I felt the author had been following me around for the last few years. Loved this book and plan to give it another read soon. Try it; I doubt that you will be sorry.
Sarah Stark is disowned by her parents, dumped by her girlfriend, and kicked out of college all within a few days. Her life is turned upside down, just because her family found out she's a lesbian.

She turns to older, more settled acquaintances who are more than happy to help her work through her situation. They give her a place to live and help her get into a less-costly college. Originally hoping to become a physician, Sarah finds herself more interested in women's studies and politics as she begins her new life. She also finds herself undeniably attracted to her new roommate, Rory. Straight-as-they-come, Sarah is convinced Rory would never be interested in a relationship, but they both have a lot to learn. Sarah is amazed at the things Rory is willing to share with her family and how Rory's family reacts.

Many of us have either had an experience like Sarah's or we know someone who has. It's difficult to understand and even more difficult to accept that there are still people in this world who are so small-minded. Stark has done a fantastic job portraying Sarah and gives hope to those who are currently mired in a similar situation.

Bottom line - Great, thought-provoking read that is well worth your time.

I enjoyed this book on so many levels. I highly recommend it, especially to those who enjoy an angsty and passionate journey of self-awareness and romance or can relate to being at the age where you really start to find yourself and your place.

I chose this book because after reading the synopsis and reviews, I felt I could relate to the setting and themes. Many of the struggles the characters deal with throughout the course of the story are things that I have experienced at some point, even now. These issues cross a broad spectrum from coming out. to crushing and forming relationships, to political activism. The book is also very current, with a lot of 21st-century culture references, which is refreshing after reading mostly older fiction, and it makes the book even more relatable for someone in my peer group (20-somethings).

Even though the book focuses on the central character, Sarah, it is not only her story that we see unfold. We get a fairly detailed look into her roommate, Rory, and even decent glimpses into some of the lesser, supporting characters in the story. What really impressed me about the writing is how all of the different emotions, perspectives and stories are interwoven to create a completely three-dimensional story, but we never lose sight of the fact that this story is about Sarah and her 'homecoming' - finally finding her place after her life is turned completely upside down.

Another aspect of the writing that made the book very enjoyable was the virtual roller coaster of emotions and events throughout. There were so many ups and downs that I found it hard to put the book down because I wanted to find out what would happen next. The outcomes weren't entirely predictable, either, which (for me) is the best part. The emotional and romantic tension was vivid and almost tangible, and the more erotic parts of the story were tasteful, lustful and absolutely H-O-T.

All of these elements together made the story feel very realistic - like it could have been a year out of any college student's life, even my own. The best words to describe the story and the characters (which I may have mentioned by now) would be: believable, tangible, and passionate.
I read this book several weeks ago and find that the characters and story have stayed with me. The story line is very timely and this author presents issues in a sensitive way that, I think, speaks to readers on a personal level. She was able to accomplish this through the characters of Sarah and Rory. They are very genuine characters---their interactions, banter, and even their arguments flow naturally and make this book a very fun read, even as the author deals with the serious issue of equal rights and the struggles that we face when coming out to family and friends. This is a wonderful second novel by a very talented author. It will definitely stay on my shelf to be read again!
I couldn't resist writing a review about this book. I haven't even finished reading it. I'm half way through it but I seriously love it. I'm a very busy person and I barely have time to enjoy myself but I have the book in my bag and every chance I get, I take it out and read it. I love the story and I love reading the thoughts and the intense scenes between the girls.

Amazing!!
Love is thicker than blood.

When Yale student Sarah Storm comes out to her parents, they disown her and withdraw all support for her education. A few days later, Sarah's long-term girlfriend breaks up with her and Sarah loses everything that matters--family, future dreams, and love. Forced to leave Yale with only the contents of her dorm room and the boat of a car bequeathed to her by her grandmother, Sarah scrambles to get her life back on track at the University of Rhode Island. Burying her hurt and disappointment, Sarah throws herself into both her classes and social life. Struggling to put her last relationship behind her, Sarah dates, and frequently, but no one she meets is quite as intriguing as Rory, her new--an apparently straight--roommate. When it becomes clear that her attraction to Rory is mutual, however, Sarah begins to fear that history will repeat itself and she'll end up alone.

Will Sarah be able to put aside the betrayals of those she loved and trust again? Or will the consequences of her own coming out experience get in the way of a new chance at happiness?
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< Homecoming > < Blessed Twice > < Night Call > < Worth Every Step > < Paybacks > freaks

< Women's Realities, Women's Choices: An Introduction to Women's Studies > < Women Across Cultures: A Global Perspective > < No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women > < Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings > < Sisterhood, Interrupted: From Radical Women to Grrls Gone Wild > < Feminism in Our Time: The Essential Writings, World War II to the Present > Hunter College Women's Studies Collective,Ulku U. Bates,Florence L. Denmark,Virginia Held,Dorothy O. Helly,Shirley Hune,Susan H. Lees,Frances E. Mascia-Lees,Sarah B. Pomeroy

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Oxford University Press, USA

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(Womens Studies Text)

(Book for Class....)

Outstanding Text. Seller shipped the book right away.
The book is brand new as stated. I am very happy.
I have a chance to pre-read the text before the class starts.
This book came in very quickly. It was in great shape. Great seller!
Now in a new edition, Women's Realities, Women's Choices introduces readers to the field of women's studies by examining the contradictions between social and cultural "givens" and the realities that women face in society. Written collectively by nine authors from as many fields and disciplines, the book acknowledges the gap between women's realities and their choices--and both analyzes that gap and looks at ways to bridge it. This third edition has been thoroughly updated to include recent developments in the field. Boxes and pictures now contain more information on the current cultural scene, including popular culture and women artists, such as rappers and rock groups. The book also highlights the impact of the post-Soviet world and economic globalization on women's lives, as well as the feminist issues of the 1990s and early twenty-first century. Chapter references have been updated to include not only films but also web sites.
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< Women's Realities, Women's Choices: An Introduction to Women's Studies > < Women Across Cultures: A Global Perspective > < No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women > < Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings > < Sisterhood, Interrupted: From Radical Women to Grrls Gone Wild > freaks

< How to Survive Your Boyfriend's Divorce: Loving Your Separated Man Without Losing Your Mind > < Dating the Divorced Man: Sort Through the Baggage to Decide If He's Right for You > < How to Marry a Divorced Man > < The Single Girl's Guide to Marrying a Man, His Kids, and His Ex-Wife: Becoming A Stepmother With Humor And Grace > < Ex-Wives and Ex-Lives: Survival Guide for the Next Wife > < Will He Really Leave Her For Me?: Understanding Your Situation, Making Decisions for Your Happiness > Robyn Todd

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M. Evans and Company, Inc.

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(Excellent)

(Use your own judgment...)

(Hits the nail right on the head)

(How to Survive Your Boyfriend's Divorce)

(Practical Advice)

This book offers the perfect balance. It gives you a dose of reality ("assume you're the transitional woman"), but it also has some chapters with very practical advice for those who decide to continue to date separated men against the odds.

I do have two recommendations for the author (for future editions),

1. Give some examples of how to put the relationship "on hold." It sounds like it is typical for couples to decide to take a break till the divorce papers are final. But finalized papers signal just the "legal" end of the divorce; not the "emotional" end. How do you take a break till the emotional issues are sorted out? Do you set a timeline (say, 6 months after the finalized divorce) or do you wait till certain emotional indicators are in place?

2. Most of the references to the "transitional woman" assumes that you are the very first person to seriously date the divorcing man. But sometimes, the second or third or fourth woman is a "transitional" woman for him as well, because he still hasn't completed his emotional work to get over the turmoil of his divorce! With one man, I was his second serious relationship post-separation; with another man, I was his third. I would say that I was a "transitional" person for both of them; with devastating consequences. The author could have offered more clues/signs, to figure out whether the guy's transitional phase is over.

And one piece of advice to readers: GIVE A COPY OF THIS BOOK TO YOUR GUY to read! The book might upset him, but it also might give him some insight to himself, and learn to see the relationship from your perspective.

This book had its good points, but I would suggest assessing your situation and going from there. A lot of the things mentioned in the book did not apply to me, so I am sure everyone is in a different situation. Considering children involved, the divorce will take longer; and even longer if there are a lot of assets. Good book to reference, but don't live by it.
I highly recommend this book to any woman that is contemplating this roller coaster ride of a relationship.
This is a great book but from personal experience - WAIT TILL THE DIVORCE IS FINALED!!! He will be available to take your relationship to another level. When you are dating a divorcing man or seperated man it is the same as dating a married man. He isn't available for you and you get the leftover crumbs. He is emotionally wounded and there is a good possibility that he will wound you by the time this drama is all said and done. Love should be wonderful and carefree but when a man has a divorce looming over his head he cannot be that wonderful person. He hasn't finished ending his previous relationship and there are oftentimes unresolved feelings of some sort. I dated my guy for about a year. He had been seperated from his ex for 2 years so I felt confident that he had done some healing in that time - WRONG. The relationship went from hot to cold to luke warm....he didn't know what he wanted and he just began to emotionally withdraw. It is painful to go through that. He did nothing for me and everything for his ex. We as women tend to be compassionate, understanding, and helpful sometimes at our own expense. I loved my man dearly but I had finally come to a point in our relationship where I needed his divorce to be DONE. I explained to him that I could no longer see him until his divorce was done....He got upset, stated that I hurt him....I tried to talk to him to get close again but he was bitter, lonely, and hurt. He went out to the bars...found another woman....finished his divorce within 6 months of our break and married his new woman 6 months later...so a year after he left me he remarried. It hurts. Trust me when I say...You DO NOT want to be the rebound or transitional woman. It is far too painful. Just knowing that she has all the good parts about him still hurts. While this book offers many good points...the bigger picture is this - Wait till his divorce is done!! Be friends but nothing more as he cannot be anything more to you until he has completed and ended that part of his life. Good Luck
This book gives practical and down to earth advice about dating a divorced man. I really enjoyed the book, it helped me to realize where to set my priorities.
You've just met the most amazing man: intelligent, fun, charming and...currently "in the process of divorce." This could mean anything from sleeping on the couch to arguing over who's going to get the couch.
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< Gay L.A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, and Lipstick Lesbians > < Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America (Between Men--Between Women) > < Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 > < Bohemian Los Angeles: and the Making of Modern Politics > < The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America > < Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present > Lillian Faderman,Stuart Timmons

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University of California Press
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(Gay L.A.)

(Go West)

(More engaging than a Hollywood script)

(Great book)

(Important, timely and well-written history)

Too often San Francisco is noted as being the leader in the contemporary Gay/Lesbian movement in California. This book, GAY L.A., proves that there was and is more than one large city in our fine State that has played a significant role in the gay movement. Succinct and fascinating, Gay L.A. is a must read!
GO WEST

Faderman, Lillian and Timmons, Stuart, "Gay L.A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, and Lipstick Lesbians". Basic Books, 2006.

Amos Lassen

We so badly need a sense of history and Lillian Faderman and Stuart Timmons give a bit of one in their sprawling study of "Gay L.A." Los Angeles is responsible for much of what we know of as gay life today, so it is fitting that the history of gay L.A. parallels the history of gay America. Beginning in the 188os gay culture took root in Los Angeles and it really has not moved from there. So much of what is part of gay American history happened in Tinseltown that L.A. rightfully deserves to wear the crown designating her "The Queen City".
This is not the first book about L.A. and there have been other books that have claimed that gay life really began inside of their borders but after reading this book it is hard to imagine anywhere else holding title to the term of the city that began the modern gay world. Style, image and politics of the modern gay liberation movement began there and flourish there to this day.
The history of gay L.A, was formulated by the authors who interviewed over 300 people--some famous and some just regular people. It is from what they heard in these interviews that the authors claim that L.A, and her suburbs ultimately launched the modern age of gay life. By using this as a basis for their book, they provide a new way of looking at our history and our culture which gives L.A. the designation she so rightfully has earned and deserves.
Looking at his book as part of our historical heritage, I am forced as well as pleased to call it definitive. The writers are well grounded in their fields and write with authority. The information presented is endless and the book makes you want to go on and do more research yourself. Beginning in the early history of our country that take us back to pre-America where we learn of gender roles among the Indians and Spanish missionaries. As they move into the modern age they bring us up to date with all of our history on the West coast. Perhaps the work is not academic or scholarly but it presents so many facts that are just amazing to read. It is a wonderful study of a wonderful place where we, quite early in our history, were allowed to be who we are. Here is both a necessary and essential contribution to our history. Most important of all the book shows how we, the gay community, developed a political conscience. There is so much information here that other books will pale in comparison. The fact that Los Angeles was an important place in the struggle for us to gain equal rights is emphasized and often drawn upon.
Faderman and Stout include information that other writers have omitted or for some reason decided not to write about. This is the story of what was good in L.A. as well as what was not. It is an important book because in order to understand the mindsets of today's gays and lesbians we must know the past. Keep in mind that the past becomes the present and the present becomes the future and that all these periods of time are relative. Yet the periods of time in the history of Los Angeles coincide with the same periods of time elsewhere and I wonder if we still would have had the same events if Los Angeles had not had them first.

Gay L.A. is fascinating from beginning to end, from the history of gay and lesbian actors in the 1920s to the LGBT community's political power and media visibility today. A surprising number of gay and lesbian cultural institutions had their start in Los Angeles: the Advocate magazine, churches and synagogues, groups representing the diverse ethnic communities in L.A., and countless others.

The history of oppression in the 1940s, '50s, and early '60s is especially chilling. Gay men and women in the post-war era could be arrested simply on suspicion of being gay. Gay activists were hindered by a legal system that forbade the mailing of any kind of publication that mentioned homosexuality until 1958, when the Supreme Court ruled they too had freedom of speech and press, something a lower court had denied.

If you read the sections on the mid-20th century along with books about that era like The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the DecadesBefore Roe v. Wade, about pregnant unmarried women who were forced to leave home to give birth and relinquish their children, it becomes clearer why nuclear families seemed ubiquitous during the 1950s: Everyone else had been silenced or exiled.
I read about gay rights in the news every week, but never knew much about the background of this movement. Gay L.A. is a great read and opens up a new world of activism, secret lives, and entire underground societies. It's easy to think that New York and San Francisco were responsible for all the gay breakthroughs, but Los Angeles has an amazing story. This book also tells the story of gay women as well as gay men, which is fascinating. This book is carefully footnoted, but is written like an epic novel, reaching back into the 1800s. It's free of the political dogma and academic jargon that can weigh down similar books. Like it or not, L.A. is one of America's major cities, and what's so interesting is that it's a bunch of small towns, beaches, immigrants and Hollywood all rolled into one. You learn so much about the city itself as well as the gay world, which had to be hidden until recently. I strongly recommend it.
Gay L.A." is an important, very comprehensive and inspiring book--one that we've all been waiting for! It is packed with two-centuries worth of fascinating information, but it doesn't read like a boring history book at all. I was intrigued by all stuff I didn't know: the role of gay people in the city's early formation and especially the decades of corrupt oppression that were to follow. There is also a lot of new information about the Hollywood-studio era and the beginnings of the gay liberation movement in Los Angeles. This book really held my interest throughout. The Los Angeles Times gave it a full-page rave review, which "Gay L.A." certainly deserves.
The exhortation to "Go West!" has always sparked the American imagination. But for the gays, lesbians, and transgendered people who have moved to Los Angeles over the past two centuries, the City of Angels provided a special home and gave rise, in turn, to one of the most influential gay cultures in the world. Drawing on rare archives and photographs as well as over 200 interviews, Lillian Faderman and Stuart Timmons chart L.A.'s unique gay history, from the first missionary encounters with Native American cross-gendered "two spirits" to cross-dressing frontier women in search of their fortunes; from the bohemian freedom of early Hollywood to the explosion of gay life during World War II to the underground radicalism set off by the 1950s blacklist; and from the 1960s gay liberation movement to the creation of gay marketing in the 1990s. Faderman and Timmons show how geography, economic opportunity, and a constant influx of new people created a city that was more compatible with gay life than any other in America.
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< Gay L.A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, and Lipstick Lesbians > < Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America (Between Men--Between Women) > < Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 > < Bohemian Los Angeles: and the Making of Modern Politics > < The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America > freaks

< One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies > < What My Mother Doesn't Know > < Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy > < What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know > < The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things > < Someone Like You > Sonya Sones

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(All I can say is WOW!)

(Chelsea's review)

(Series of award winning What My Mother Doesn't Know)

(One of those wonderful books you re-read many times)

(Well-Versed Formula)

I first read this book when I was in 4th or 5th grade (one of the two) I then read it another dozen times! It's so good, full of excitment. I finished the book in two days! I really would suggest this book to ANYONE!
It's a great book
In the book in the book I'm reading called another one of those hideous books where the mother dies. It about a girl who's about 14 years old and her name is ruby. She lives with her mother and has a very big hate for her dad. She has (what she calls) a gorgeous boyfriend and her best friend that she hangs out with all the time. She has an enemy who's name is Amber who is doing everything in her power to steel ruby's boyfriend. Then ruby finds out that her mom is sick and has two weeks to live. When her mom dies she has to move to California to live with her dad.
I like the book because it tells people about how some teenage lives are about the challenges of a teenage life. I think what the story is mainly trying to tell the readers is to trust the people you love but still remember sometimes the people you love make mistakes to and sometimes it will hurt you.

Have you ever thought your long lost father is a popular movie star? Either did Ruby. Ruby is a 15 year old girl who tells her life from 1st person in a poem format. If you love chick-flix, you will love this novel; One Of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies written by award winning author Sonya Sones.

"I am not depressed, considering that this gigantic silver bullet with wings is blasting me away from my whole entire life." Ruby states this on page 1, while being very sarcastic as she is thoughout the whole book. Ruby has to leave her Aunt, best friend, boyfriend and her past to reunit with her father.

One Of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies is an amazing book that keeps your mind thinking. Ruby has many struggles as many teenagers do, but her main struggle is with er father. Ruby is moving to Los Angeles, California to live with her movie star dad that divorced her mother when she was a baby. Rubys mother died after her father left and was put in the hands of her aunt. Ruby has not seen her father for 15 years except on the movie screen. I think it would be very crazy to reunit with your movie star dad that you have not seen for 15 years. I also think it would be overwhelming with all the cameras around you all the time and not having any private time. It would also be very difficult to leave your past behind and start a new life with pretty much a stranger. Will Ruby pull it through, or go back home? Go through the adventure with Ruby, and see where it takes you.
There have been very few books that I read more than once. Yesterday, I read One of those Hideous Books, etc. Today, I read it again. I don't expect that to be the last time.

What can I add to the positive reviews? Nothing, really. If you have an open heart, you will probably love this book.
Formula: Write your novel in verse on pages with lots of open, white space, so that your book reads quickly. Have an engaging, first-person point of view (15-year-old Ruby, let's call her). Give it a catchy title (makes up for its length). Spice it with themes of death (Mom) and divorce (Dad, whom Ruby must now live with). Clash east coast (Ruby, from Boston) with left coast (Dad, named "Whip" Logan, from LA). Add beautiful people (kids of Lakewood High School) and famous movie stars (all of Whip's neighbors and friends). For dessert, throw in a little "gotcha" surprise at the end.

What Sonya Sones has cooked up here (and, no doubt, in her other books) is a sure-fire winner for middle and high school-aged girls. If the girl is a reluctant reader, all the better, but avid readers will embrace it, too, as a sinfully delicious guilty pleasure. Ruby's voice is THAT winning. Ruby does her best to hold on to her Massachusetts best friend, Liz, as well as her old boyfriend, Ray, but you know how that goes. She also goes through the usual turmoil, anger, stubbornness, that awaits any kid foisted on the parent who left her long ago. Poor Whip will have to pay for his past transgressions, no matter HOW much money he has (oh, he's a famous movie star, too).

Slow to make friends with the weird stereotypes floating around La-La Land High, Ruby at least can identify with Whip's "personal trainer," Max, who befriends her and becomes a lifesaver as she goes through some choppy seas between getting to know Dad and trying to fit in at the new high school.

As for the style, well, most of the "verse" is just paragraphs redesigned into lines and stanzas but, credit where it's due, Sones DOES come up with some poetic language and surely knows her stuff when it comes to how a teenage girl thinks. Funny, quick, and even a little sad at times (like when Ruby e-mails her poor, dead mother for advice and succor), ONE OF THOSE HIDEOUS BOOKS WHERE THE MOTHER DIES scores a 4 with me but no doubt a 5 from its target audience (so the heck with me!) because this author knows of whom (and for whom) she writes. All young girls should check out a Sonya Sones book -- they might just end up checking out every Sonya Sones book they can find.

My name is Ruby
This book is about me.

It tells the deeply hideous story of what happens when my mother dies and I'm dragged three thousand miles away from my gorgeous boyfriend, Ray, to live in L.A. with my father, who I've never even met because he's such a scumbag that he divorced my mom before I was born.

The only way I've ever evenseenhim is in the movies, since he's this mega-famous actor who's been way too busy trying to win Oscars to even visit meoncein fifteen years.

Everyone loves my father.
Everyone but me.
The sassy title tells readers right away that this book is NOT like one of those hideous books where the mother dies, even if fifteen-year-old Ruby's mom has recently succumbed to cancer. Sonya Sones has made a reputation for engrossing and emotionally valid verse novels with her two previous books,Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went CrazyandWhat My Mother Doesn't Know, and here she has the good sense to avoid the platitudes of the tearjerker, focusing not on the melodrama of death but on the grieving process of a feisty teen--sometimes even with humor.

Ruby has turned her grief into anger at her father: because he divorced her mother before she was born, because she has had to leave her best friend Lizzie and her boyfriend Ray to come to Los Angeles to live with him, and because he is Whip Logan, a very famous and rich movie star. She turns a cold shoulder to all his gentle and persistent attempts to relate to her, sneers at the glamour of his Beverly Hills mansion and famous friends, and spends most of her time writing desperate emails to Lizzie and Ray, and her dead mother, from her Dream Bedroom. The friendship of Max, Whip's live-in assistant/personal trainer, is some comfort, and Ruby has a harder and harder time keeping her sneer as Whip ups the ante, from rides in his classic vintage cars, to shopping trips for anything she wants, to weekends in Las Vegas and Catalina and a party where Eminem is the guest of honor. But an earthquake leads to a surprising revelation that changes everything for Ruby, in an enormously satisfying ending. (Ages 12 and older)--Patty Campbell
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< One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies > < What My Mother Doesn't Know > < Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy > < What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know > < The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things > freaks

< Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose > < Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love > < Why Him? Why Her?: Finding Real Love By Understanding Your Personality Type > < Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray > < A General Theory of Love > < Can Love Last?: The Fate of Romance over Time > Ayala Pines

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(Interesting read.)

(A good place to begin)

(Fascinating)

(Be free from yourself)

(A wonderful and insightful book)

This book has an interesting perspective on the human feeling called love, and the reasons why people fall in love. Of course at the end of the day its a perspective, and even if it is backed up with scientific research, tests..etc in my mind love is a subjective matter, and it's very hard to make generalities about such a topic. If you want to get answers to some of your questions, regarding human relationships, and interactions, this book will definitely give you interesting facts.
I ran into this book at a time when I was eager to learn more about the nature of romantic relationships. It is an excellent introduction and resumé of the voluminous psychological literature on romantic relationships, and specifically, the process of "falling in love." There are suggestions for self-help, but the reader wishing concrete advice will want to consult other books on the topic, in light of Pines's conclusions. I was impressed with her command of the literature and her extensive research and clinical experience; she is extraordinarily well qualified to have written this book. (Contrast this with something like _Are You the One for Me?_, a preposterously naive discussion of similar themes by someone -- DeAngelis -- who hasno evident qualifications.) Ayala Pines has given us an excellent place to begin an exploration of our own and others' relationships. Its style is really not academic, and its tone is warm. No previous knowledge of psychology is necessary.
A combination of hundreds of studies, insights from the work of scholars across several fields, clinical experiences and observations culled from literature across the ages makes for a fascinating, and helpful, journey into discovering what makes us fall in love with people. Reading this book was a liberating experience. The recommendations at the end of each chapter are quite amusing because of the way that they are worded.
This book outlines practical, theoric and statistical data that clearly show you how you might be imprisioned by your own patterns of choosing a lover. A real eye opener for me. You are able to understand the difficulty of past or current relationships through identifying your personality type and personal traumas so that you clearly see why you are drawn to the people who are your lovers. She also states that studies have shown, partners who are of unequal phyiscal attractiveness more often than not have unsuccessful long term relationships with one another. It all is seeming to make sense now, isn't it? A smart/academic and informative read. And just really fascinating.
Reading this book was truly life changing for me. It has a unique combination of what researchers have found in studies, and what the author has found from her doing couples therapy. I don't think I've ever read a book that helped me so much to understand my own longstanding patterns of the guys I end up with!! Who knew there was method to the madness!! Just wonderful, and highly recommended.
How mystical is love really? Sought after, capable of sending us to emotional extremes from abysmal misery to irrepressible joy, love is often perceived as a force beyond mortal control. Is it as dumb, blind or arbitrary as we often think, and are we subject to its whims? Or do we actually choose carefully, if not always wisely, the partners we do?

Falling in Loveshows us that we both consciously and unconsciously select those with whom we have intimate relationships. Written by a renowned psychologist and couple's therapist, this fascinating, engaging mix of psychological research and clinical anecdotes discusses how each of us can, through successful intimate partnerships, help ourselves to grow as individuals. Each chapter concludes with suggestions for those seeking love, and explains how self-knowledge is the foundation to a healthy, satisfying relationship.
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< Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose > < Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love > < Why Him? Why Her?: Finding Real Love By Understanding Your Personality Type > < Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray > < A General Theory of Love > freaks

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