NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Is it possible to love two people -- one a man, another a woman -- at the same time? Such loving, caring relationships can exist, regardless of time or place, and this is the story of Sheila Trombley, a successful woman who leads a compelling and eventful life. Author Marinska Dolnar daringly explores this woman's loving relationships with both sexes in her dynamic novel "To Mine Own Selves Be True" (now available through 1stBooks Library).
The unique tale begins with Sheila, an indomitable woman, openly sharing her experiences with "unconventional" love relationships. Despite loving both a man and a woman, she asserts that her feelings are true for each partner. Keeping her "two" lives separate allows Sheila to carry on heterosexual liaisons with the opposite sex, while enjoying a long, yet tumultuous affair with Dorothy for many years, until the latter's death.
"To Mine Own Selves Be True" presents the wisdom of loving that comes from within and is not bound by gender. It further conveys that the love felt in one's heart or even soul is free from conventional rules or standards. With her bold and lyrical writing style, Dolnar manages to dissect a subject that has long been considered a taboo in many countries. "To Mine Own Selves Be True" is an insightful and eloquent testimony on behalf of bisexuals.
This intriguing scene captures the message of the book: "...And making love to a woman is -- oh, it's a dream, that's what it is. How many men, she asked herself rhetorically, take time out from the preoccupation with their own itchy need, their own self-love, to fully realize what a gift they are given with the privilege of making love to a woman? And how many, she wondered, really do make love?"
New York-based journalist Marinska Dolnar, under another name, has been in her profession for more than half a century. Her life's work brought her to fabulous cities in Europe, Scandinavia, Asia and behind the Iron Curtain. Upon her retirement at age 75, she wrote her first novel, "To Mine Own Selves Be True."
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