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Jane Futcher has explored lesbian relationships since the 1981 publication of her first novel, Crush, an ""underground classic"" according to novelist Dorothy Allison, as it topped the Lambda Literary Society Bestseller List for months.Anne Lamott called Futcher's second novel, Dream Lover, ""absolutely wonderful - beautifully written and wise.""Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Futcher is a freelance writer who lives in Sonoma County, California. She's worked for several newspapers, a book publishing company, two colleges and a massage parlor.
""Jane Futcher is a fiendishly good writer. Her latest collection, Heat: Stories of Love and Desire, places Futcher squarely among that luminous trinity: Jeanette Winterson, Sarah Waters, and Emma Donoghue. Futcher has a wicked sense of humor. During the brief spells that her main character isn't entangled, a deux, in a pair silk sheets, she is thrashing about in an existential fog. Why, after all, limit a lesbian to ecstasy? Come to think of it, forget Jeanette, Sarah, and Emma. Futcher's subversive juxtaposition of clit nibbles and funny bone tickles puts her in a league all her own."" Marny Hall, Ph.D., author of The Lavender Couch and The Lesbian Love Companion: How to Survive Everything From Heartthrob to Heartbreak ""Author Jane Futcher crushes the tired old male myth that women can't have sex without a penis. Given today's political climate, it seems everyone has to have a penis to exist. However, in Heat, Ms. Futcher gives us such great news: Sex is for women and best with other women! Whether seducing Mom's best friend on a Caribbean beach, getting laid by a sexy femme with an enormous strap-on, or enchanting a petite ballroom dancer (while her mother is dying a few blocks away), Futcher explores lesbian passion, fantasy, fun and frailty from childhood to cremation. Try it - I mean, REALLY TRY IT! You'll like it."" JoAnn Loulan, author of Lesbian Sex; Lesbian Passion; Lesbian Erotic Dance ""In Heat, the erotic stories of popular author Jane Futcher take you inside a woman's first lesbian encounter with her boyfriend's sister; a lesbian embracing her inner tomboy; a woman's rage at her wife's ex-lovers, and the romantic temptations posed by life with a partner who is often away. Readers will enjoy the humor, love, erotic passion, and emotional roadblocks in these stories."" Esther Rothblum, Ph.D., Professor Emerita and Editor of the Journal of Lesbian Studies ""These stories of lesbian love and fantasy will keep readers as captivated as a Shonda Rhimes TV series."" Nanette Gartrell, M.D., psychiatrist and author of My Answer Is No ""The book is a wild ride through loss and joy as the character of Jill survives and thrives both steamy adventures and compromising situations. When she finds a partner who understands her and a community that knows her well, she heals her past and enjoys a present filled with wisdom and deep trust."" Rev. Jane A. Spahr, lesbian activist and co-founder of That All May Freely Serve
