Trans-Sister Radio - Hardcover

Bohjalian, Christopher A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0609604074 ISBN 13: 9780609604076

Publisher: Crown Pub, 2000

Synopsis

With her daughter about to leave for college, fortysomething Alison Banks enrolls in a local college course to take her mind off things and finds herself falling for her instructor, Dana, a man who later confides that he wants to have a sex-change operation. 50,000 first printing.

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Review

"Inspired.... Ưa¨ 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 Ưand¨ 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.... ƯAn¨ addictive read."-"The" "Denver Post"

" 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"

"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"

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 author of seven novels, including Midwives (a Publishers Weekly Best Book and a New England Booksellers Association Discovery title), The Law of Similars, and Water Witches. He lives in Vermont with his wife, photographer Victoria Blewer, and their daughter, Grace.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0609604074
• ISBN 13: 9780609604076
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344