Real Country: From the Fast Track to Appalachia

     Can a lesbian couple find true happiness in the Appalachian Bible Belt, or will their dream of a log cabin in a lesbian/gay community in a western North Carolina holler turn into a nightmare? A few years ago two former Takoma Park, Maryland residents, Leslie Brunetsky and her partner Hope, set out to find the answer to that question when they traded their good jobs, close friends and a gay-friendly area for a log cabin in a remote area of the southern Appalachian Mountains.

     Brunetsky answers the central question with wit and candor as she recounts the experiences the couple endured during their first 18 months in the holler. Her casual tone makes Real Country a great read. The book includes 50 letters Leslie and Hope sent to friends and family assuring them that they were still alive and well and successfully avoiding the Klan, religious fundamentalists, and other dangers presumed to exist in the southern mountains. You'll grin from ear to ear.

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                                               Laurie Bennett, Rockville, MD