Something to Declare: Good Lesbian Travel Writing

Book Overview

Editor Gillian Kendall has brought together in Something to Declare a collection of impressionistic, literary travel essays that explore the sense of place and the pull of wanderlust, and reveal what happens when a traveler follows her heart. On these pages, established and emerging lesbian travel writers present accounts ranging from the poetic and internal to the exhilarating and life-altering.
Rather than reporting on places to stay, local fare, or politics, these women share personal stories of exploration and adventure. Lucy Jane Bledsoe and her partner camp out and negotiate their way through the Tierra del Fuego in "Fruits at the Border." Lesl a Newman's "Bashert" tells the retrospective journey of a college graduate undergoing a simultaneous awakening of her sexuality and artistic talent while working on a kibbutz in Israel. Lori Soderlind's "Hot Springs, Montana" describes her return--with the help of a native woman--to the place in Montana where her family once made their home.
Whether set in Italian changing rooms, a Cadillac hearse, an ashram, a medieval labyrinth, a wheelchair, or a kayak, and whether amid Japanese typhoons, Caribbean rain, or rare Irish sunshine, Something to Declare offers stories of reflection, challenge, and growth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299233545
• ISBN13: 9780299233549
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

How We Live

Kendall, Gillian (editor). "Something to Declare: Good Lesbian Travel Writing", University of Wisconsin Press, 2009. How We Live Amos Lassen "Something to Declare" is a collection of literary travel essays that show what wanderlust can do and what happens when a traveler goes where his heart takes him. An assortment of lesbian travel writers give us accounts of their travel experiences and what a pleasure this is to read. This is not a book about where to stay or where to go but rather a personal look at adventure and exploration and how we live. I have never read a travel book quite like this and I think that because it is so personal, it is that much more interesting. Some of the places that are included are Hot Springs, Montana, Italy, Japan, Ireland the Caribbean and Israel and each entry is a pleasure to read.