I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition

ISBN: 0593493761

Author: Sante, Lucy

Condition: New

FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZENamed a Best Book of the Year byThe New York Times, The Washington Post, and SlateReading this book is a joy . . . much to say about the trans journey and will undoubtedly become a standard for those in need of guidance. -The Washington PostSantes bold devotion to complexity and clarity makes this an exemplary memoir. It is a clarion call to live ones most authentic life. -The Boston GlobeNot to be missed, I Heard Her Call My Name is a powerful example of self-reflection and a vibrant exploration of the modern dynamics of gender and identity. -Lit Hubs Most Anticipated Books of 2024An iconic writers lapidary memoir of a life spent pursuing a dream of artistic truth while evading the truth of her own gender identity until, finally, she turned to face who she really wasFor a long time, Lucy Sante felt unsure of her place. Born in Belgium, the only child of conservative working-class Catholic parents who transplanted their little family to the United States, she felt at home only when she moved to New York City in the early 1970s and found her people among a band of fellow bohemians. Some would die young, from drugs and AIDS, and some would become jarringly famous. Sante flirted with both fates on her way to building an estimable career as a writer. But she still felt like her life was a performance. She was presenting a facade, even to herself.Santes memoir braids together two threads of personal narrative: the arc of her life, and her recent step-by-step transition to a place of inner and outer alignment. Sante brings a loving irony to her account of her unsteady first steps; there was much she found she still needed to learn about being a woman after some sixty years cloaked in a mans identity, in a mans world. A marvel of grace and empathy, I Heard Her Call My Name parses with great sensitivity many issues that touch our lives deeply, of gender identity and far beyond.