The Butches of Madison County

Absolutely loved this book. The only thing wrong with it is that it came to an end. Would love to see these characters expounded on in other books!

This parody of The Bridges of Madison County is way better than the original, which was really, really bad. This book is intentionally funny! 50-something Billie, veteran of some 15 lovers, and who has vowed to be celibate for 3 years, stops at an Iowa farm house to ask directions to Bull Dyke Ranch, and meets Patsy, straight farm wife, whose husband is off at the organic carrot growers convention. When she tells Patsy that she is a writer, Patsy exclaims, "That explains the mystical, god-like qualities I've been sensing!" Thrill to Patsy's first phone call as a lesbian, her first bath as a lesbian, her first clothing choices as a lesbian! Listen in as Billie's inner child throws a tantrum, and Patsy's "dormant homosexual genes" activate her "collective lesbian consciousness", causing her to talk like a sociologist. Will Patsy flee Iowa farm country for the wilds of Michigan and Provincetown? Or will she return to thinking of carrots only as a vegetable? You'll have to read this to find out.