Straight Down the Middle

by Margaret Davis

The story takes place in San Francisco in the 1980s. Diane and Cindy, a lesbian couple, pay an acquaintance Sam to father a child for Diane. But after the baby boy Charlie is born, Diane finds herself... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0982504624
• ISBN13: 9780982504628
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Kelso Books
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A fine addition to any fiction collection

When stuck between two choices, it's always toughest when both are no longer available. "Straight Down the Middle" tells the story of lesbian couple Diane and Cindy and their pursuit of a child. Diane gets pregnant from a man called Sam so that Diane and Cindy may have a child of their own, but the bonds of fatherhood aren't as easily dismissed as anyone sees. Diane is driven between Sam and Cindy, only to see them both slipping away from her. Humorous and thought provoking, "Straight Down the Middle" is a fine addition to any fiction collection.

unusual romance

I read Straight Down the Middle in two days, and enjoyed it. It is a sweet love story. Although the story tackles the serious topic of a young woman torn between her loyalty toward her partner and her perceived duty toward her baby, it is told in an entertaining way.

CONFUCIUS SAY-- LOVE WHO?

A lesbian couple,to complete their beautiful union, decide they should have a baby. Enter macho male! On the agreement he is to disappear,never to be seen again, once the job is complete. And the more likely--homemaker of the two--gives birth to baby boy. Who much resembles macho father, a rather decent Joe. The agreement? Read on... Thoroughly enjoyable...humorous and heart-wrenchingly human, Straight Down the Middle is a wonderful way to spend a day. (Winifred McCaffrey, author of Gule Wamkulu-The Big Dance and (ed.) Journal of an Experimental Animal.)

Still timely...

Although set in the 1980s, Margaret Davis story resonates today. She is amazingly adept at describing the day-to-day lives of lesbian couple Diane and Cindy. After the birth of the child they both wanted, we watch as their relationship comes unhinged. This is a moving tale about choices, changing roles, looking back and moving forward.

Contemporary Tale of a Woman's Hopes, Sacrifices, and Triumphs

STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE, debut novel by Margaret Davis, had me laughing out loud. Protagonist Diane wants a baby. Her journey to pregnancy and motherhood includes two collaborators--Cindy, her partner of five years, and Sam, the unlikely candidate who wants to father her child. Told with poignancy and humor, this is a contemporary tale of a woman's hopes, sacrifices, and triumphs. Brava! [...] has author's bio.