Surface Tension : Love, Sex, and Politics between Lesbians and Straight Women by Daly, Meg (Introduction) - 1995

New York: Touchstone Books. Very Good 1995. Paperback. Superclean, marfree; not written-in or remainder. Mail SAMEDAY! From Booklist: Essays, short stories, and interviews representing a broad diversity of views and voices make up this energizing and enjoyable book that provokes thought, laughter, and tears. Editor Daly sorts the contents into six categories: "Best Friends, " "Romantic Love, " "Curiosity, Desire, and Sex, " "Passing and Solidarity, " "Blurred Boundaries; or, Which One Is the Lesbian?" and "Visibility, Community, and Our Separate Spheres. " Outstanding specific pieces include an interview with Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem on their ""friendship beyond sisterhood" ; Harriet Brown's account of a growing spiritual sisterhood with a sibling; Carla Trujillo's stunning account of losing a former lover and longtime friend because of the woman's marriage to a threatened, inflexible man; Susie Bright on the curious allure of straight women (who may turn out to be not so straight, after all) ; a meditation on conceptual lesbianism by Dorothy Allison that inclu; 0.64 x 8.47 x 5.48; 254 pages .