It's summer, 1984, in blue-collar Swaffham, Massachusetts.

Mel is thirteen, drinking a Slush Puppie at the drugstore, when she hears a voice, 'deep and movie-star dramatic, like Lauren Bacall': Sylvia.

What follows is a story of transgender awakening. Sylvia's shameless swagger and tough-girl trans femininity is an affront to the Swaffham locals, and her presence triggers hatred and, ultimately, violence. But it is also a catalyst for Mel.

Through her friendship with Sylvia, Mel comes to realise that not only is there a world beyond Swaffham, there are other ways of being, free from the class and gender roles embodied by her cruel, vulnerable mother Irene or her best friend, the troubled Jules.

ÖVRIGT:
Mediatyp: Bok
Bandtyp: Danskt band
Författare: Griffin Hansbury
Förlag: Faber & Faber
Språk: Engelska
Omfång: 328 sidor
Mått (bxhxd): 130x198x28 mm
Vikt: 420 gram
Illustrerad: Nej

Streckkod: 9781914198762
SKU: 787276