She Looks Just Like You
A Memoir of (Nonbiological Lesbian) Motherhood
$36.19
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2018
Summary
Part love story, part comedy, part quest, this is the first memoir by a nonbiological lesbian mom.After ten years of talking about having children, two years of trying (and failing) to conceive, and one shot of donor sperm for her partner, Amie Miller was about to become a mother. Or something like that. Over the next nine months, as her partner became the biological mom-to-be, Miller became … what? Mommy’s little helper? A faux dad?As a midwestern, station wagon-driving, stay-at-home mom-and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807001516 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0807001511 |
| Author: | Amie Klempnauer Miller |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 139mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“[A] sweetly humorous and insightful account of uncommon motherhood.”—Booklist
“An introspective work that lays open the inner workings of lesbian parenthood while effectively demystifying parenthood in general.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Mothers as well as fathers will recognize themselves in Miller’s brave, poignant, and funny memoir about parenthood. Both unique and universal, Miller’s honest and hopeful voice shines a bright light on the adventures of creating a family in the twenty-first century.”—Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She’s Not There and I’m Looking Through You
“Take one big heart, a heap of talent, and a whole lot of courage and you get Amie Miller’s She Looks Just Like You. Miller is a graceful, witty, compassionate guide along the journey that is lesbian parenting.“—Harlyn Aizley, editor of Confessions of the Other Mother: Nonbiological Lesbian Moms Tell All
About The Author
Amie Klempnauer Miller
Amie Klempnauer Miller is a frequent speaker about gay and lesbian families, and her writing has appeared on Salon, in Brain, Child and Greater Good magazines, and elsewhere. Miller works as a development con-sultant to the public media industry and lives with her partner and daughter in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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