She's Not There : A Life in Two Genders
 

She's Not There : A Life in Two Genders

by Jennifer Finney Boylan


The exuberant memoir of a man named James who became a woman named Jenny.

She’s Not There is the story of a person changing genders, the story of a person bearing and finally revealing a complex secret; above all, it is a love story.
By turns funny and deeply moving, Jennifer Finney Boylan explores the remarkable territory that lies between men and women, examines... (read more)

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Val B
  • Rated 5 stars

What a fantastic book! I absolutely could not put it down. Along with being informative about the medical ins and outs of gender reassignment, it gives us a glimpse at the emotional turmoil that transgendered people must deal with each day. I have the utmost respect for the author's wife (and children) as she seemingly takes things as they come, difficult as that may be, with the "for better or worse" part of their vows in mind.

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Ann H
  • Rated 2 stars

Interesting topic. Interesting person and from my viewpoint the most self absorbed self obsessed autobiography I've read lately. It would have been even more interesting to have read about Grace's feelings first hand at the same time as Jennifer's.

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