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Summary: Disappointing...
Review: I eagerly began this book, having read "Too Good for Her Own Good", also written by Bepko. While there were many interesting passages about her early life, I quickly became frustrated with the monotonous and too-frequent blow-by-blow descriptions of Bepko's verbal fights with her partner Alice. Too much navel-gazing...and what was the point of all that spousal-sparring overkill? I skipped much of the book, relieved to see it end. I'm glad that Claudia's story resolved happily, with her reunion with the love of her life. I'd have much preferred more stories about her second time 'round with Molly....
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Summary: Love, Pain, and the Reality of Life
Review: There is so much reality in this book,and so much I could relate to. There's the initial confusion about one's sexual orientation, first recognizing those feelings and then later being passionately, deeply in love, dealing with homophobia, finding a life partner and then all the conflicts and pain that can involve. Claudia's feelings so frequently reflected my own. She tells of the dissatisfaction of a heterosexual marriage. The hard effort of trying to make a relationship with her lesbian partner work. Moving from the city to the country. The trauma of an accident, and losing everything, but eventually rebuilding one's life, and finding love again. Very honestly and well written book. I highly recommend it. This book relates not just to being lesbian, but to being human.
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