Lies About My Family: A Memoir

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lies about myfamily University of Massachusetts Press Amherst and Boston lies about myfamily a memoir Amy Hoffman Copyright © 2013 by Amy Hoffman All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America ISBN 978-1-55849-003-0 paperback ISBN 978-1-55849-002-3 hardcover Designed by Sally Nichols Set in Chapparel Pro Printed and bound by Thomson-Shore, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hoffman, Amy, author. Lies about my family : a memoir / Amy Hoffman. pages cm ISBN 978-1-62534-003-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-62534-002-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Hoffman, Amy. 2. Rutherford (N.J.)—Biography. 3. Jews—New Jersey—Rutherford—Biography. 4. Jewish lesbians—Biography. 5. Hoffman family. I. Title. F144.R9H64 2013 974.9´2104092—dc23 [B] 2012050133 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. to my parents Here it is, my story—yours is probably different. You write yours. —Aunt Norma ...