In Spite of Everything.... : Authorhouse : 9781452024110 : 1452024111 : 17 Jun 2010 : "In Spite of Everything invites us into the lives of twenty-two ordinary, but also extraordinary women. Part Ellen DeGeneres, part Studs Terkel, Leila Peters allows the women to tell their own stories-about their lives, their challenges, their relationships. The women trust her-and us-enough to share their difficulties and failures as well as their joys and successes and we are richer for their honesty. Although these women share being in long-term lesbian relationships, their lives are incredibly varied. We have much to learn from them about loving and living well." Dr. Nancy Marie Robertson, Director of Women's Studies Indiana University/ Purdue University. Indianapolis "Leila Peters has chronicled the inspiring and captivating stories of lesbian couples from all walks of life who maintained long lasting and flourishing relationships in the face of a disapproving and sometimes hostile family and com