No Priest But Love: The Journals of Anne Lister From 1824-1826 (The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081475077X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Helena Whitbread lives in Halifax, England.
"So difficult to get this book-great historical detail (as well" according to M. Burke. So difficult to get this book-great historical detail (as well as the unexpectedly frank personal entries) from a most unusual woman.
Brown's passionate discussion of penality beyond prison walls pushes us to rethink traditional concepts of responsibility, and it opens up a way to escape from America's dysfunctional prison policies."-Nicole Rafter, author of "The Criminal Brain" . The book should be praised as much for its theoretical insights as for its applicability; the author considers contemporary media, the War on Terror, and other current trends in American Punishment. Demonstrating that ordinary citizens play a central role in the construction and distribution of pain, she shows how
What Lister's diary suggests is that the passion women find together has always existed, and we have only now begun to uncover its remarkable, lyrical history."—The Women's Review of Books"An interesting historical record, edited with great sensitivity . "One may take delight in what is here: the souvenir of an unabashed and often triumphant erotic life . For the first time, she begins to question the nature of her identity and the various roles female lovers may play in the life of a gentrywoman. Anne travels to Paris where she discovers a new love interest that conflicts with her d