I Promised Not to Tell - by Cheryl B Evans (Paperback)

About the Book

Five Stars! A Reader's favorite 2017 Bronze Medal Award Winner. A must read LGBTQ Parenting memoir. Journey along with this family as they support their child's transition from female to male. Powerful, raw and deeply personal, I Promised Not to Tell is a book that should be read by every human being.

Book Synopsis

A Readers' Favorite 2017 Bronze Medal Award Winner.

Cheryl Evans and her husband Jim raised their children telling them: "You can be anything and do anything you want in life." They just never expected to learn that what their youngest daughter desired most in the world was to be a boy. Experience this powerful, raw and, deeply personal story as one family invites you to bear witness as they support their transgender child's transition from female to male.

While I Promised Not to Tell will help enlighten anyone interested in this topic it is especially valuable for a parent, relative or friend of a gender questioning or transgender person. Truly it is a book that should be read by every human being. It is a genuine, heartfelt and unforgettable LGBT parenting) memoir.

A wonderfully written and thought provoking true story that transitions beautifully between the family's personal journey and some of the larger societal issues that face the transgender community today.

While I Promised Not to Tell may not be as heavy on the science as some other books, (the author covers that in her 2nd book: What Does God Think?), this transgender book delves deeply into the social, emotional and surgical side of the transgender journey.

Even if you don't know a transgender person this book will make you feel as if you do. One Amazon reviewer even said: "By the end of the book I felt like I had become part of the family."

If you are a transgender person, this book might be an excellent way to introduce the topic to parents and loved ones. Coming out can be a scary time and this book may help make your experience a little easier. Perhaps even pave the way to acceptance and understanding.

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Review Quotes

"It is very easy to read high profile books that have huge marketing campaigns, written by big name authors, but it is books like 'I Promise Not to Tell' that shape the people we become and the views we have towards others. I strongly recommend others to read this book." Author J. James U.K.

"In the closing pages of I Promised Not to Tell by Cheryl B. Evans, the author says she wonders if she has made a mistake in publishing this book. Let me begin by assuring her the only mistake would have been to not publish it. I Promised Not to Tell is quite possibly one of the most important books to date on a very controversial and little understood social issue: transgenderism. I Promised Not to Tell will open a few more minds, clarify the myths and false hoods, and get more people talking openly about what being transgender really means. I loved I Promised Not to Tell. Couldn't put it down. Highly recommended reading." - Viga Boland for Readers Favorite 5 Stars!

"Evans' solidly constructed memoir recounts a story of self-rejection and self-acceptance that flows easily and will keep readers turning pages." - Publishers Weekly (BookLife)

"I Promised Not to Tell: Raising a Transgender Child is a non-fiction parenting memoir written by Cheryl B. Evans. I was highly impressed with Evans' story and found myself cheering on her and her husband as they supported their son through each step of his transition journey. Evans writes beautifully, and her accounts of Jordan's and their lives is authentic and moving. As I read it, I wished that every parent of a transgender child would be so supporting and willing to embrace what at first glance seems a strange and unlikely scenario. I'm hoping that I Promised Not to Tell will be an invaluable guide to those parents who find themselves in the same position that Evans and her husband did. Towards the end of her book, Evans discusses the beauty of loving and accepting others as they are, and her message is even more urgent in today's political climate where transgender individuals have been demonized and made to feel unwelcome. I Promised Not to Tell: Raising a Transgender Child is a bright light showing the way to acceptance through knowledge, understanding and love, and it's most highly recommended." Jack Magnus for Reader's Favorite - Five Stars!

"This is a must-read for every person who has a trans child or teen in their life. Explanations are clear and thoughtful. This gem of a book gives the reader insight into the lives of trans kids, trans teens, and their families in a way that will let you think, learn and support anybody on the wide spectrum of gender. The best book I have found so far." Amazon.com reviewer

"Great book. I loved the mom perspective and the section on religion. Though it is written from her perspective, it is a good read for any parent, grandparent, relative or friend of the family. Read if you just want to know what it's like to raise a transgender child. Share the book with others so we can continue to educate. Make waves!!!" Amazon.com reviewer

"This book is an important read...
It took me by the hand and walked me through the difficulties and misunderstood realities of transgenderism into a completely new understanding of what it means to be a transgender person in our world today. By the end of the book I felt like I'd become a part of the family. Their struggles and victories became very personal. It will challenge the way you think about others who are different from you. And it will invite and inspire you as its witness, to expand your knowledge & awareness, deepen your compassion, and exercise your own humanity." Amazon.com reviewer