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"I have a secret to tell you, dear, and this is it: I am not Mary. That is a mistake. I am not a girl. I'm a boy." Mary's fight to become Martin, her claustrophobic small town, and her troubled family make up the core of this remarkable and intimate, emotional yet unsentimental novel. As... read more
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- Mary (Martin) Ward: Add a description of this character.
- Walter Loomis
- Sonny Ward
- Estelle Ward
- Timmy Ward
- Irene
- Pete Loomis
- Edward Harker
- Gilbert Blakey
- Lindsey Stevens
- Miss Mcrae
- Sandra
- Billy
- Grace
- Annie
- Rob
- Tony
- Marguerite
- Bill C.
- Audrey
- Livia
- Sterns
- Bentwater
- Linda
- Marty
- Dr Beales
- Ernie
- Alice
- Arthur
- Geddis
- Mrs Riveaux
- Wolf
- Cunningham
- Mary Ward
- Dr Beaks
- David Tate
- Margaret Blakey
First Sentence edit
On February 15th, 1952, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the nation fell silent for two minutes in honour of the dead king.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rose Tremain (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1992
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Publication Date: 1992
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Awards edit
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1992: Fiction)
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- Dewey: 823.914
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