Confessions of a Teenage Hermaphrodite
by:
Lianne Simon (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780985148201 (0985148209)
Publish date: September 18th 2012
Publisher: Faie Miss Press
Pages no: 234
Edition language: English
Review: Jamie “Jameson” was born intersex, and raised male and told that it would be very easy, with a little surgery and testosterone, to become male. Despite the fact that she identifies more female than male, and, age sixteen, is told that she should have been raised female. Her parents want a bo...
‘Confessions of a Teenage Hermaphrodite’ is the story of Jamie, a Hermaphrodite. Though Jamie feels like a girl and thinks of herself as an Elfin Princess, her parents raise her as Jameson – a boy. Not wanting to hurt their feelings, Jamie creates a set of rules that gives life to Jameson and locks ...
I confess I probably would never have read this book if I hadn't agreed to review it. Not because of the subject matter but because I tend to be obsessive with a certain genre at times and miss out on gems like this. This book is about Jamie's struggle to be seen as what she feels and knows she is.....
For more book reviews, check out Books For YA!When Lianne Simon asked me to review her book, Confessions of a Teenage Hermaphrodite, I was having second thoughts about accepting it. I mean, the book was intriguing but I was unsure if I can handle its story. Luckily, my curious side won and I'm glad ...
Jamie is born with a rare genetic disorder that means she has one ovary, one testis, short stature and a pixie face that defies gender. Despite being raised as a boy, Jamie wants to be a mother, a princess. What follows is Jamie’s journey, set in Florida in 1970, with the backdrop of the Vietnam War...