Another Mother: A Novel

by Ruthann Robson

Her legal defense of a lesbian accused of killing her own child and her involvement in a case of sexual harassment bring to a boil the inner conflicts of a lesbian attorney--especially her feelings about her own mother

Genres: Fiction

253 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1995

About the author

Ruthann Robson is Professor of Law & University Distinguished Professor. She is the author of Dressing Constitutionally: Hierarchy, Sexuality, and Democracy (2013), as well as the books Sappho Goes to Law School (1998); Gay Men, Lesbians, and the Law (1996); and Lesbian (Out)Law: Survival Under the Rule of Law (1992), and the editor of the three volume set, International Library of Essays in Sexuality & Law (2011). She is a frequent commentator on constitutional and sexuality issues and the co-editor of the Constitutional Law Professors Blog. She is one of the 26 professors selected for inclusion in What the Best Law Teachers Do (Harvard University Press, 2013).

Reviews

[Joanna Eleftheriou]

I loved the prose here, and finally found a couple that was relateable! I'm not sure the ending is as strong as it could have been, though -- I want a sequel! Angie's story is not done!