A Letter to My Transgender Daughter

"Stunning . . . Built like a thriller, moving, wise and illuminated on every page with love' -- Joanne Harris, author of <i>Chocolat</i> Hays’s story is about more than the transgender question: it’s about ignorance and wisdom; hatred and love; men, women, and children. In the end, [A Letter to My Transgender Daughter] is about all of us. -- <font face=""verdana, tahoma""><span>Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of <i>She’s Not There</i> and <i>Good Boy</i></span></font> It’s impossible to read this book and not root for the fierce, human, beautiful family at its center and the daughter that they - ‘like tanks’ - protect against those who try to steal her joy. -- <font face=""verdana, tahoma""><span>Beth Ann Fennelly, author of <i>Great with Child: Letters to a Young Mother</i></span></font> 'I saw facets of my own trans identity I’d never pondered, questions about the construction of self I’d never even thought to pose . . . An act of epic compassion. -- Diana Goetsch, author of <i>This Body I Wore</i> Touching, combative, compelling . . . this memoir begins with the suspense of a thriller and ends with hope * Vogue (Italy) * An important and moving book, which traverses family bonds, change, courage, politics, rights, faith and reason . . . dictated by a love that will not accept compromises. * La Repubblica * An incredibly poignant and timely story for trans families everywhere. I wish my parents had access to these words, stories, and beautiful thoughts while raising me -- Tommy Dorfman"