My Brother My Sister: Story of a Transformation

By Molly Haskell

Book Overview

A feminist film critic s thoughtful, outspoken memoir about transgender and family On a visit to New York, the brother of well-known film critic Molly Haskell dropped a bombshell: Nearing age sixty, and married, he had decided to become a woman. In the vein of Jan Morris s classic "Conundrum "and "Jennifer Finney Boylan's She's Not There, "a transgender memoir, Haskell s "My Brother My Sister "gracefully explores a delicate subject, this time from the perspective of a family member. Haskell chronicles her brother Chevey s transformation through a series of psychological evaluations, grueling surgeries, drug regimens, and comportment and fashion lessons as he becomes Ellen. Despite Haskell s liberal views on gender roles, she was dumbfounded by her brother s decision. With candor and compassion, she charts not only her brother s journey to becoming her sister, but also her own path from shock, confusion, embarrassment, and devastation to acceptance, empathy, and love. Haskell widens the lens on her brother s story to include scientific and psychoanalytic views. In an honest, informed voice, she has revealed the controversial world of gender reassignment and transsexuals from both a personal and a social perspective in this frank and moving memoir."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670025526
• ISBN13: 9780670025527
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"