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By: Torrey Peters
Narrated by: Renata Friedman
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Longlisted for the Women's Prize 2021

'A voraciously knowing, compulsively readable novel' Chris Kraus
'Tremendously funny and sexy as hell' Juliet Jacques
'Emotionally generous, richly textured, and deeply intelligent' Claire Lombardo

Reese nearly had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York, a job she didn't hate. She'd scraped together a life previous generations of trans women could only dream of; the only thing missing was a child. Then
everything fell apart and three years on Reese is still in self-destruct mode, avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men.

When her ex calls to ask if she wants to be a mother, Reese finds herself intrigued. After being attacked in the street, Amy de-transitioned to become Ames, changed jobs and, thinking he was infertile, started an affair with his boss Katrina. Now Katrina's pregnant. Could the three of them form an unconventional family - and raise the baby together?©2021 Torrey Peters Family Life Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Mental Health Awareness Heartfelt Thought-Provoking
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I started this book 3 times before finally finishing. I wanted to love it as the premise was very much my taste but I didn't connect with the characters enough. they didn't feel 'whole'. found the whole exploration of family and gender excellent though and would recommend to anyone interested or living within the queer community. found the performers voice to sound strangely slightly AI generated but her change in accent and tone for different characters was great and really helped keep a track of the narrative.

wanted to love it but didn't quite.

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I am so sad because I have come to love the characters, I feel like I know them and now that I finished the book, I will never "see" them again.

my favourite read of the year!

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Loved it so much didn't want it to end. It sheds light on the rough reality of queer life.

Real

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this book was so illuminating, entertaining and fast-paced. gripping. i couldnt put it down. unlike any other novel ive read.

such a brilliant novel. just love it. t

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Engrossing read, great characters and I learnt a lot I didn't know about the trans world

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