Detransition, Baby

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Longlisted for the Women's Prize 2021

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?

Torrey PetersRenata FriedmanSerpent’s Tail Audio

Genre Fiction

Literary Fiction

Literature & Fiction

Mental Health Awareness

Heartfelt

Thought-Provoking

Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Mental Health Awareness Heartfelt Thought-Provoking

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Critic reviews

"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)

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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.