Trans-Sister Radio - (Vintage Contemporaries) by Chris Bohjalian (Paperback)

About the Book

Author of the bestseller "Midwives", Bohjalian again confronts his very human characters with issues larger than themselves, here tackling the explosive issue of gender confusion.

Book Synopsis

From the bestselling author of The Flight Attendant comes a thought-provoking story about gender, love, and new relationships.

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 transition. Allison, overwhelmed by the depth of her passion, 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 body-hoping against hope that her love will transcend the physical.

Look for Chris Bohjalian's new novel, The Lioness!

Review Quotes

"Inspired.... [a] highly original novel.... Impossible to put down." --USA Today

"Trans-Sister Radio...bears Bohjalian's hallmark: ordinary people in heartbreaking circumstances behaving with grace and dignity.... Speaks directly to the heart." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Bohjalian has ... written an interesting [and] ultimately, a quite daring novel, and a worthy successor to Midwives. Like that novel, Trans-Sister Radio challenges readers' most dearly held notions of biological reality." --Philadelphia Inquirer

"An insightful look at love and sexuality ... with great compassion and insight." --Los Angeles Times

"A though-provoking tale with a rich, varied texture.... [An] addictive read." --The Denver Post

About the Author

CHRIS BOHJALIAN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three books, including Hour of the Witch, The Red Lotus, Midwives, and The Flight Attendant, which has been made into an HBO Max limited series starring Kaley Cuoco. His other books include The Guest Room; Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands; The Sandcastle Girls; Skeletons at the Feast; and The Double Bind. His novels Secrets of Eden, Midwives, and Past the Bleachers were made into movies, and his work has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. He is also a playwright (Wingspan and Midwives). He lives in Vermont and can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Litsy, and Goodreads, @chrisbohjalian