Trans-Sister Radio

WithTrans-Sister Radio, Chris Bohjalian, author of the bestsellerMidwives, again confronts his very human characters with issues larger than themselves, here tackling the explosive issue of gender. When Allison Banks develops a crush on Dana Stevens, she knows that he will give her what she needs most: attention, gentleness, kindness, passion. Her daughter, Carly, enthusiastically witnesses the change in her mother. But then a few months into their relationship, Dana tells Allison his secret: he has always been certain that he is a woman born into the wrong skin, and soon he will have a sex-change operation. Allison, overwhelmed by the depth of her passion, and finds herself unable to leave Dana. By deciding to stay, she finds she must confront questions most people never even consider. Not only will her own life and Carly's be irrevocably changed, she will have to contend with the outrage of a small Vermont community and come to terms with her lover's new bodyhoping against hope that her love will transcend the physical. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Chris Bohjalian is the author of eight novels, including <b>Midwives</b>, (a # 1 <i>New</i> <i>York Times</i> bestseller and an Oprah’s Book Club® selection), <b>Trans-Sister Radio</b>, and <b>The Buffalo Soldier</b>—as well as <b>Idyll Banter</b>, a collection of magazine essays and newspaper columns.<br><br>His work has been translated into seventeen languages, been published in twenty countries, and twice become acclaimed movies, (“Midwives” and “Past the Bleachers”).  In 2002 and he won the New England Book Award.