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Book Review of “Out From it All”
Book by George Morrison
Review by David Williams
It’s always nice to see Kentucky writers venturing into the wide world of publishing and making a success of it. It’s even nicer to read short stories and novels with characters and settings based in our state. Goodness knows we need all the positive publicity we can get!
You get a double dose of all that from Louisville writer George Morrison’s first
novel, Out from it All: Revolutions in a Lesbian Life. It’s a fun story and easy
read that will be especially welcome to younger readers just coming out.
Out from it All tells the story of Kera McLain from her early years as a tomboy in Louisville to her blossoming as a headstrong lesbian trying to make her way in a world that’s more than a little confusing to anyone who doesn’t quite fit the mold.
After confronting her parents about her homosexuality (and being tossed forthwith from their house), Kera slowly finds her way through college and then an unlikely career as a technician on a space station where she helps organize space’s first GLBT support group.
Despite all her success, her father’s repudiation of her “lifestyle” continually gnaws at her. Only in the end do they find a modicum of reconciliation, but not until after much pain and heartache.
There will be some who’ll ask how can a man write a novel about a lesbian, much less
a woman? Even worse, what does a bisexual man like Morrison know about the lavender
world? In earlier years, similar debates have focused on the ability of whites to
write African-
Though he sometimes gets didactic, Morrison has done an admirable job of capturing Kera’s world with gusto and flair. Young women still struggling with the ins and outs of coming out will take to this story particularly well, but Louisvillians in general will love those sly glimpses of the city that Morrison’s sprinkled throughout his tale.
You can buy the book online here: www.outfromitall.com
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