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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?

Fata Morgana I loved it! And I did wonder,too, whether Rutg and Idgie were lesbians and the family and people around them accepted it and were just liberal? Or did…moreI loved it! And I did wonder,too, whether Rutg and Idgie were lesbians and the family and people around them accepted it and were just liberal? Or did they know but ignore it and just did not openly talk about it? I guess there are some hints about them being in love with each other. And it did seem odd that in the South, back in these times, no one minded...
But this didn't really bother me. And I mean this always existed, even back then, even in Alabama. Still a truly lovable and charming novel.(less)

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Kyla Ruth had been married to a man, therefore, in the mindset of the time, she couldn't have been one of "those" women and so she and Idgie were "just goo ...more
Dec 18, 2014 08:53PM · flag

Fata Morgana Thanks, Kyla, for that informing comment
Dec 18, 2014 10:45PM · flag

Kyla My pleasure! My own GF/Spouse/SO was married to a man before we met, so I've learned a bit from her on how that works. Since we're on Goodreads anyway ...more
Dec 18, 2014 11:10PM · flag

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