The feminist author describes her struggle to come to terms with her estranged father's sex reassignment surgery. She reflects on her childhood, and explores how this new woman was connected to the silent and violent father she once knew. As she delves into her memories, she confronts the historical, political, religious, and sexual ramifications of identity in today's world.
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call number/section: 920
subjects: faludi, susan, family, women journalists, biography, father-daughter relationship, identity (psychology), transsexualism, hungary, transsexuals