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Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Book Magazine, unless noted.

Fiction

  • The Changeling of Finnistuath
    Author: Horsley, Kate
    Publisher: Shambhala $ 22.95 ISBN: 1590300483 Date: 2004
    star LJ
    A young girl who is raised as a boy searches for identity and redemption in this compelling and provocative coming-of-age story set in 14th century Ireland--from the author of Confessions of a Pagan Nun.
    Suggested Reading: Historical Fiction Stars | Irish Stars
    Updated 3.15.04

Nonfiction

  • As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl
    by Colapinto, John
    Publisher: HarperCollins $ 26 ISBN: 0060192119 Date: 2000
    star Kirkus
    The riveting story of the famous "twins case" of Joan/John, which became a major touchstone in the hotly contested "nature vs. nurture" debate on human sexuality.
    Suggested Reading: Memoir Stars