Becoming Nicole

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780812995435 Author(s): Amy Ellis Nutt Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2016 Publisher: Random House USA Inc Pages: 320

Description: NEW YORK TIMESA‚ BESTSELLER A?Â? The inspiring true story ofA‚ transgender actor and activistA‚ Nicole Maines, whoseA‚ identical twin brother, Jonas, andA‚ ordinary American family join herA‚ on an extraordinary journey to understand, nurture, and celebrate the uniqueness in us all.Nicole appears as TVA?s first transgender superhero on CWA?sA‚ SupergirlWhen Wayne and Kelly Maines adopted identical twin boys, they thought their lives were complete. But by the time Jonas and Wyatt were toddlers, confusion over WyattA?s insistence that he was female began to tear the family apart. In the years that followed, the Maineses came to question their long-held views on gender and identity, to accept WyattA?s transition to Nicole, and to undergo a wrenching transformation of their own, the effects of which would reverberate through their entire community. Pulitzer PrizeA?winning journalist Amy Ellis Nutt spent almost four years reporting this story and tells it with unflinching honesty, intimacy, and empathy. In her hands,A‚ Becoming NicoleA‚ is more than an account of a courageous girl and her extraordinary family. ItA?s a powerful portrait of a slowly but surely changing nation, and one that will inspire all of us to see the world with a little more humanity and understanding.Named One of the Ten Best Books of the Year byA‚ PeopleA‚ A?Â?A‚ One of the Best Books of the Year byA‚ The New York Times Book ReviewA‚ andA‚ MenA?s JournalA‚ A?Â? A Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction A?Â? Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender NonfictionA?Fascinating and enlightening.A?A?Cheryl StrayedA?If you arenA?t moved byA‚ Becoming Nicole,A‚ IA?d suggest thereA?s a lump of dark matter where your heart should be.A?A?The New York TimesA?Exceptional . . . A?Stories move the walls that need to be moved,A? Nicol