Zest for Life draws on lesbians' experiences of menopause to highlight how lesbians, particularly at midlife, are invisibilised in society at large. Many writers and researchers have critically analysed the medical construction of menopause, yet even they fail to ask whether the issues are the same for lesbians. Zest for Life includes the voices of lesbians who tell us that despite lesbian invisibility and homophobia, many are resisting current standards that exclude them. The experiences of these women challenge negative, stereotypical views of menopause and add a new positive dimension to the presently narrow and medicalised view of women at midlife. An important uplifting book both for lesbians and heterosexual women as well as health professionals which shows that menopause need not be a time of despair.

About the Author
Jennifer Kelly is a Registered Nurse and Midwife. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing, Graduate Diploma of Education (Adult), Master of Arts (Women's Studies) and a Ph.D. Her doctoral thesis examined lesbians' experiences of menopause and was the first Australian study on this topic. She has worked for many years in women's health.

Awards
Short-listed for Lambda Literary Award 2006 (United States).



Book Information
ISBN 9781876756468
Author Kelly Jennifer
Format Paperback
Page Count 235
Imprint Spinifex Press
Publisher Spinifex Press
Weight(grams) 210g
Dimensions(mm) 217mm * 140mm * 14mm