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Carren Strock is a writer, photographer, administrator, and educator. She holds a degree in sociology from Brooklyn College and has published articles in national magazines, including Woman's Day and Ms. A married woman who loves women, she has two children and lives in New York. This is her first book.

Written in an intimate tone, this book takes readers through the experience of married women who discover they love women--from coming out to family and friends to first sexual experiences and finding acceptance.

In the Life

As Ms. Strock holds up glimpses of how different women have answered these questions, she offers a plea for the acceptance of our sexual selves, and the excitement of the continuing journey to self understanding.

Preface     xiii
Acknowledgments     xv
New Introduction     xix
Original Introduction     xxv
The Discovery     1
Awakening     3
What Am I?     23
What Now?     37
A New Life     57
Do I Tell My Husband or Not?     59
The Husbands     73
What Do the Kids Think?     87
Coming Out to Friends and Family     105
Options     123
The Reality of Marriage     125
Redefined Marriages     147
The Single Lovers of Married Women     163
Labeling: Lesbian or Bisexual     181
Selfhood     193
Sexual Intimacy     195
New Beginnings     217
Where to Turn for Help and Information     233
Notes     237
Glossary: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Terminology     243
Selected Bibliography     247
Additional Reading     251