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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
Fabric Type: 9781560235750
Fax Number: 1
Legal Disclaimer: 1560235756
Maximum Color Depth: Harrington Park Press
Metal Type: Harrington Park Press
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 188
Total External Bays Free: March 30, 2006
Total Firewire Ports: Harrington Park Press
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"A strong America . . . A STRAIGHT America"???
The year is 2008, and the great earthquake that had been predicted for decades hit California. Approximately 40 miles east of the coastline, the earthquake created a chasm that quickly filled with the raging waters from the Pacific. A piece of land that was once the west coast of California was now separated from the mainland of the United States by the newly formed body of water. An island had been born.
America's right-wing elite formed a plan: the newly created island would be a modern gulaga place to which sexual undesirables would be shipped, never (they hoped) to be heard from again. There would be no relationship between the new island and the United States; such was the strength of the "righteous" fear of homosexuality.
By 2112, the religious right has affected an awful change in America's moral climate. The United States has become a place where any gay or lesbian adult is given a clear choice: conform to new, viciously repressive sexuality laws, orexile. And for the youngest citizens, there is no choice. Any child found to carry the newly discovered and much-feared "gay gene" in his or her DNA is put on a ship before reaching three years of agebanished, forever, from US shores.
But they forgot that gays and lesbians have brains, skills, and passion. On their island they built a new country, and called it Cali. In the gorgeous Southern California climate they pooled their resources, shared their knowledge and skills, learned to live together. And the best of them worked to form a new governmenta society where all citizens of the new nation lived in freedom, without oppression, where productivity was rewarded and participation was encouraged. Quite naturally, human ingenuity, unfettered, brought progress. When it became known that citizens of Cali are living longer, healthier lives than citizens of most countries, the rest of the world wanted to know why. And because of world interest, for the first time, a delegate from Cali was invited to participate in an international conference on aging, held in New York City.
Meet Cara Romerothe youngest member of Cali's Prime Minister's cabinet. Chosen for her winning combination of youthful enthusiasm, expertise in the field of aging, and political savvy, Cara32, blond, and quite attractivedeparts on an unforgettable journey no one from her country has ever made: to a hostile United States, on a mission to share knowledge (but with a hidden agenda of her own). In the States, she meets Jessica Mooran, the sultry, dark-haired, genetically "straight" daughter of the President, and the two women fall in love. How can this be? And what has become of the American woman who was once the great love of Cali's Prime Minister, Miriam Ekstrom? Cara must discover all of this, and more, before time runs out, in The Meadowlark Sings.
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This book really had a terrific plot basis, the general concept would have been really interesting, the only problem was that the writing was really terrible, the plot, characters and descriptions weren't fully fleshed out or developed and the whole thing fell flat.
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When I started reading this book I was a little unsure of how far fetched the plot was. But I quickly fell in love with the characters and the whole idea of the book. So romantic, intense, I wanted to hurry up and finish to see what happened at the end, but at the same time was sad it was so short and would soon end. The meadowlark sings is one of my favorite books. Everyone I've lent it to has loved it, including my friend's mom; I've even given it as a gift.
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Before I start, I LOVE the cover of this book. It is so well done.
OK, well the story is an interesting one where gay people have formed their own country and live in a blissful society without discrimination. But, of course there are problems with every society and the problem with this one is that it's citizens have been forcefully taken from families in the US. (many that did not want to lose them) The story itself centers around the life of the lesbian representative who goes to America ... Read More
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The Meadowlark Sings is post apocalyptic book. Although in this case the apocalypse is that California broke off from the US with the ever anticipated major earthquake. I can't really remember any hot steamy sex.
They've found a gene which indicates whether or not someone is straight or homosexual. The new island (old California) is opened as a new homosexuals only country. US citizens did not have to migrate, but if they chose to remain and were caught engaging in ANY homosexual activity ... Read More
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I have not read lesbian literature for many years because most of the current material is poorly written. Finally, Helen Schwartz has written a story that is intelligent and gripping. From the well written introduction to the final chapter, I was engrossed with the characters and the situations. The plot is believable, and the characters become like true friends, ones you hope will get what they want. I hope that Ms Schwartz continues to write about Cali and its inhabitants.
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