false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174438348m/399878.jpg 399878 1 <P>The stories collected here span the years 1988 to 2002, during which time Leslea Newman wrote six volumes of short stories: <I>A Letter to Harvey Milk, Secrets, Every Woman's Dream, Out of the Closet and Nothing to Wear, Girls Will Be Girls </I>and <I>She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not</I>. In Newman's prize-winning story "A Letter to Harvey Milk," Harry Weinberg, a 77-year-old Holocaust survivor, takes a writing class in which he unearths memories that force both him and his writing teacher, a Jewish lesbian, to see their lives differently. "Right Off the Bat" is a monologue by a 12-year old girl whose lesbian mothers have been gay-bashed. "Eggs McMenopause" tells the story of how a sleep-deprived butch finds a unique solution to the trials and tribulations of menopause. In "The Babka Sisters," a women's studies student interviews a nursing home resident and hears a tale the woman has never told anyone: the story of the girl she fell in love with in high school. And in "Mothers of Invention," a couple tests their relationship when one woman decides she wants to have a baby and the other woman does not. Newman's stories covers a dazzling array of themes pertaining to contem-porary lesbian life, including long-term relationships, one-night stands, family-of-origin angst, motherhood, friendships with gay men, AIDS, breast cancer, aging, loss and bisexuality. Many of these stories explore Jewish identity as well. Each story in this collection is told with Newman's trademark wit, honesty, talent and compassion.</P><P><B>Leslea Newman</B>'s literary awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the -Massachusetts Artists Foundation. Six of her books have been Lambda Literary Award finalists. A native New Yorker, she currently lives in western Massachusetts.</P> 389312 2003 The Best Short Stories of Leslea Newman total:15|5:0|4:0|3:0|2:0|1:0| 15 60 21 1 2 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Aug 09 08:18:07 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 08:28:41 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Sep 20 15:55:48 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 15:55:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 09 17:04:17 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 17:04:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 22 07:40:44 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 07:40:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 16:08:54 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 16:08:54 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Sep 14 17:43:56 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 17:43:56 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Sep 13 00:47:40 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 00:47:40 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Aug 24 18:51:18 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 18:51:18 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Aug 04 02:30:23 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 02:30:35 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jul 22 06:19:22 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 06:19:22 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jul 15 13:05:01 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 13:05:01 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed May 21 09:15:16 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 22:18:17 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 04:19:43 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 23:22:45 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon May 05 06:14:34 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 06:14:34 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat May 03 18:31:07 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 18:31:11 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Apr 06 16:37:51 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 02:05:12 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 16:44:12 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Mar 16 18:40:09 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 18:40:10 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jan 30 12:04:53 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 12:05:02 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jan 19 17:01:16 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 15:42:21 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Mar 29 05:07:01 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 29 05:07:01 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=399878