This poignant and humorous collection of stories offers a fresh perspective on current issues of homosexuality and anti-Semitism and lends a voice to those experiencing growing pains and self-discovery. Newman's quirky Jewish characters go through all kinds of experiences, from an initial lesbian sexual encounter to being sequestered in a college apartment after paranoid Holocaust flashbacks. Her characters anxiously discover their lesbian identities while beginning to understand, and finally to embrace, their Jewish heritage. The title story, ""A Letter to Harvey Milk,"" was the second-place finalist in the Raymond Carver Short Story Competition.
- ISBN10 129946288X
- ISBN13 9781299462885
- Publish Date 1 January 2013 (first published 1 April 1988)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition Revised ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 179
- Language English