With Trans-Sister Radio, Chris Bohjalian, author of the bestseller Midwives, again confronts his very human characters with issues larger than themselves, here tackling the explosive issue of gender. When Allison Banks develops a crush on Dana Stevens, she knows that he will give her what she needs most: attention, gentleness, kindness, passion. Her daughter, Carly, enthusiastically witnesses the change in her mother. But then a few months into their relationship, Dana tells Allison his secret: he has always been certain that he is a woman born into the wrong skin, and soon he will have a sex-change operation. Allison, overwhelmed by the depth of her passion, and finds herself unable to leave Dana. By deciding to stay, she finds she must confront questions most people never even consider. Not only will her own life and Carlya s be irrevocably changed, she will have to contend with the outrage of a small Vermont community and come to terms with her loveras new bodyahoping against hope that her love will transcend the physical. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Chris Bohjalian's The Light in the Ruins.About four oa#39;clock, Will arrived. ... Will, it seemed, helped Carly hunt for those consumables that were rich with wiring and plastic and silicon chips, while Allison escorted her on the pricier ... But the fact that an unfamiliar Honda was sitting smack in front of the little horse barn that Allison used as her garage guaranteed it.
Title | : | Trans-Sister Radio |
Author | : | Chris Bohjalian |
Publisher | : | Vintage - 2002-08-13 |
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