Product Description

This remarkable anthology contains stories, essays, and memoirs by some of the brightest stars in the lesbian writing world: Katherine V. Forrest, Radclyffe, Karin Kallmaker, Cameron Abbott, Ellen Hart, Lori L. Lake, Caro Clarke, J.M. Redmann, Jennifer Fulton, Gabrielle Goldsby, Lois Hart, Carrie Carr, SX Meagher, Jean Stewart, Cate Swannell, Therese Szymanski, Kelly Zarembski, Georgia Beers, Talaran, Julia Watts, Marie Sheppard Williams, Meghan Brunner, and Marcia Tyson Kolb

Don't miss this unforgettable collection!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1500022 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Review
"Stories and memoir that will touch your heart and stay with you long after the last page is read." -- The Independent Gay Writer, Vol II, Issue 10

This collection of "thought-provoking and touching stories" about "love and loss, happiness and heartbreak" would be a great gift... -- Lambda Book Report

Customer Reviews

A must read - Heart warming and heart wrenching -
This is a book for everyone, male or female, lesbian or not. The earlier reviews are spot on true. To the wonderful stories mentioned by earlier reviewers I would add JM Redmann's 'Lost Daughter', Cameron Abbott's 'Train Tracks', Gabrielle Goldsby's Long Way Home', SX Meagher's 'That Way', Cate Swannell's 'Damaged Good's' and Therese Szymanski's 'Disconnected'.

This is a superior collection of memoir and fiction that should not be missed. Buy one for yourself and someone you care for.

Leaves an indelible impression
Carefully chosen to show various facets of the mother-daughter relationship, The Milk of Human Kindness anthology offers observations, reflections, and experiences from an accomplished group of lesbian writers. Some tales are fictional and entertain and inform the reader. Comparing one's own experiences to those of the various characters provides a special treat.

Yes, the stories are enjoyable, but the memoirs are what leave an indelible impression on the reader. Many are filled with warmth and sensitivity, and the authors generate a feel-good-about-myself ambience even in the midst of difficulties. Other memoirs are dark and painful, and the authors grip the reader with their honesty, intensity, and courage. We yearn for those authors to have experienced early lives of greater beauty; then we realize that there is beauty. It blooms in the ability of the authors to create a better existence for themselves, thereby teaching us that one can rise above her past and break out of the darkness into the light. They are empowering examples of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

Not every story will grab every reader's emotions, but with touches of humor, love, edginess, and adversity, this anthology has something for each of us, whether mother, daughter, or both. It takes a special bravery to open yourself to the public gaze, in fiction as well as in fact. I'm grateful to the women of The Milk of Human Kindness who shared their emotions with us. I would like to see a second collection.

An absolutely phenomenal collection of stories!
An outstanding book containing terrific stories by incredibly talented writers! The reader is carried along on a journey through many emotions: hurt at a mother's betrayal; disbelief at a father's unimaginable cruelty; love by a daughter for her aging parents; agony of a daughter's bedside vigil; remorse by a mother struggling to come to terms with her daughter's sexuality; tenderness as a kindly woman "lends" an ear to a tearful young woman; fright as a daughter does the "unthinkable" to a parent; determination as a young woman struggles with her health; reserved happiness as a daughter returns home with her lover after several years.

Whether the story is from a daughter's viewpoint or a mother's, each story will touch your heart. Some stories are memoirs, some are fiction; all are very memorable. No matter if you struggled, were loved or hated for your sexual identity, this book has a story for every reader.