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i started reading it, but didn't get into it. and it was about a lesbian couple. my question is, where did ruth and idgie get a child from? they weren't allowed to be gay parents back in that era right? and no one back then thought a lesbian couple was weird?

Amber Torres Though I have not finished the entire book yet (I'm a little over halfway), I can say that despite them being very close I don't think they were lesbi…moreThough I have not finished the entire book yet (I'm a little over halfway), I can say that despite them being very close I don't think they were lesbians....they were in fact cousins. Although I do think Idgie had a "crush" on Ruth, Ruth married a man that would eventually do very bad things, hence where her child came from.(less)

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Stari If they were cousins, then why was Ruth previously engaged to Idgie's brother? That makes no sense. ...more
Apr 26, 2017 05:44PM · flag

Amber Torres Yeah, after reading some more that was just something Idgie said to get some information. Ruth wasn't engaged to Idgie's brother but was an ex-girlfri ...more
Apr 28, 2017 09:18AM · flag

Stari I think being subtle about that kind of highlights how that would've been received in that time period. It's an intimate story and viewpoint...they ma ...more
Dec 26, 2017 05:28PM · flag

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