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Queerspawn in Love

A Memoir

Published by She Writes Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Despite growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area as the daughter of four lesbians, Kellen Kaiser envisioned her life working out, fairy tale–like, with a Prince Charming. When her possible prince did arrive, however, it was not without complications. Home on leave from the Israeli army, the man Kaiser picks doesn’t seem like a sure bet. Starting with some casual sex gone awry, they face a number of obstacles, not the least of which are war in the Middle East, long-distance romance, and differing views on sexuality and their approaching adulthood. But they find themselves most challenged by a more mundane concern: the upkeep of a relationship between two people. Funny and keenly observed, Queerspawn in Love is a story about identity, family, and figuring out, through loving someone else and failing, how to love yourself.

About The Author

Kellen Kaiser was born in 1981 in San Francisco. As a child, she represented the gay community frequently as a speaker on panels and in the media. Her story has appeared on CNN, in Marie Claire, in the San Francisco Chronicle, and in the Seattle Times. She holds a BFA from NYU. Online, her writing has been featured on Nerve, XOJane, Role Reboot, IncultureParent, and Next Family. When not writing, she also helps run her family’s cattle ranch.

Product Details

  • Publisher: She Writes Press (May 3, 2016)
  • Length: 240 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781631520211

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Raves and Reviews

“In this wry, wise, and thoroughly terrific memoir, Kaiser handles the kind of thorny identity politics that make lesser writers quail with a light, lovely and seemingly effortless touch -- and she's hilarious to boot.”
—Rachel Shukert, author of Everything's Going to be Great

“Kaiser’s descriptively compelling, sweetly sensual, coming-of-age story transcends religions and geography.”
—Booklist

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