Larger	Alma Mater Author: Rita Mae Brown
	Book Information Publisher: Ballantine Books Book Type: Paperback Rating: 25 ISBN-13: 9780345455321 - ISBN-10: 0345455320 Publication Date: 10/29/2002 Pages: 260 Book Reviews

Brown, the author of the Sneaky Pie Brown mysteries, returns to her lesbian roots in Alma Mater. Vic and Chris are two coeds who meet at William and Mary College and, much to their surprise, are mutually attracted and launch an intense affair. Though Vic is involved with the star football player, and though neither woman has ever considered the possibility that she might not be heterosexual, this life-changing turn of events does not seem to faze either of them. Brown usually excels at offbeat characters, and while she does offer readers an amusing and outlandish supporting cast (thanks to the Southern locale), her latest novel lacks the freshness and believability of her now classic Rubyfruit Jungle. Still, fans will welcome her return to the theme of her earlier work. -- Library Journal