Vera's Still Point.Vera's Still Point Ruth Perkinson Spinsters Ink PO Box 242, Midway, FL 32343 1883523737 $14.95 www.spinstersink.com Vera's Still Point is a lesbian romance about rediscovering forgotten passions. Vera Curran, a forty-year-old Republican lesbian librarian (1) A person who works in the data library and keeps track of the tapes and disks that are stored and logged out for use. Also known as a "file librarian" or "media librarian." See data library. (2) See CA-Librarian. , has lived alone in a comfortable, yet mind-numbingly boring routine for years, watching the world pass her by. She hasn't had sex in years and repressed re·pressed adj. Being subjected to or characterized by repression. the desire so thoroughly she has forgotten why she once desired it. When a brand new faculty member, Frankie Bourdon bour·don n. 1. The drone pipe of a bagpipe. 2. The bass string, as of a violin. 3. An organ stop, commonly of the 16-foot pipes, medium in scale but with dark timbre. , dares to try to change the public school's curriculum by adding homosexual sex education, Vera begins to remember, and the two of them gradually forge a lasting bond. A powerful love story about both the connections that people forge, and the trauma and isolation that results when homophobic ho·mo·pho·bi·a n. 1. Fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men. 2. Behavior based on such a feeling. [homo(sexual) + -phobia. communities and family members exclude adults, teachers, and teenaged children who happen to be gay. Highly recommended. |
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