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Finding Bluefield
by
Elan Barnehama (Goodreads Author)
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Finding Bluefield, a lesbian-fiction, multi-generational family saga, chronicles the lives of two women who, by seeking love and family, found themselves navigating unknown territory during a time when relationships like theirs were mostly hidden and often dangerous. While Nicky and Barbara and their son Pau...more
Finding Bluefield, a lesbian-fiction, multi-generational family saga, chronicles the lives of two women who, by seeking love and family, found themselves navigating unknown territory during a time when relationships like theirs were mostly hidden and often dangerous. While Nicky and Barbara and their son Pau...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
September 18th 2012
by Bold Strokes Books
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I read this book because my previous read from this indie publisher (Bold Strokes Books) was such a unique, well-written piece of GLBTQ lit, and I was excited to get more. Unfortunately, the quality of this book does not come close to that of my previous Bold Strokes Books read.
The plot is moderately common in lesbian fiction. Girl meets girl. Couple wants a baby. Girl gets pregnant. Can they raise the baby and keep the relationship going. With the added backdrop of prejudice and changing rights...more
The plot is moderately common in lesbian fiction. Girl meets girl. Couple wants a baby. Girl gets pregnant. Can they raise the baby and keep the relationship going. With the added backdrop of prejudice and changing rights...more
Don't let the subject matter fool you. This book goes beyond what "lesbian fiction" is conceived to be. It's a universal story about love and acceptance - either from one's self or society - whose central characters happen to be two women who want to share their lives together and be a family. From a historical perspective the book spans from 1960 to 1983 and you are taken back to relevant periods where the underdog is longing to be heard through civil right issues. Along with that, the author g...more
I got Finding Bluefield a few months for review and had actually filed the e-mail away into my book folder and forget to read it. To Elan Barnehama, I am sorry for the wait in the review to be done.
Finding Bluefield is about two women who fall in love in the 60s and one, Nicky, goes to the Martin Luther King march and sleeps with a man for the sole purpose of getting pregnant. Nine months later and they have Paul. Nicky's sister wants to adopt him so he'll have a 'normal' family. Nicky gets sca...more
This story takes place between 1960 and 1983 and follows the lives of Nicky and Barbara. The story is interesting especially as you place it into historical context and realize how much more difficult it was to be in a same sex relationship in the 60’s and 70’s and the extent that they had to hide their relationship. Having said that there were definitely times where I couldn’t fathom some of the decisions that Nicky would make just assuming that everything would be wonderful. She’s not just wea...more
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I entered to win a copy of this one, and eventhough lesbian fiction isn't my thing,I have to read this eventually. I grew up in this "obscure" little town in VA and it was a surreal experience to stumble upon it browsing through giveaways. I'm curious........
An endearing book, about the love of two lesbians going through the hardships of life in a crucial time for our country. It was an enjoyable read, something one would pick up to pass the time away. However, I found it lacking in details. There was more about Nicky than Barbara; little about Paul as he grew up. It just seemed to be a rough draft of a story of what could have been more.
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Elan Barnehama was raised in New York City and lives in Northampton, MA. He earned an MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a BA from Binghamton University.
Elan has taught writing and literature at several colleges, led community based writing workshops, been a high school teacher and varsity baseball coach, a radio news announcer, the writer for a university president, and a cook...more
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Elan has taught writing and literature at several colleges, led community based writing workshops, been a high school teacher and varsity baseball coach, a radio news announcer, the writer for a university president, and a cook...more
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