03030cam a2200325 4500 595195514 TxAuBib 20220729120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593166253 0593166256 d8c0bee0-ad66-4173-bacc-122b05441612 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5067416 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Talusan, Meredith. Fairest [Bridges Audiobook] : A Memoir. Books on Tape, 2020. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 241MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 241MB. HTML:Finalist for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction   "Talusan sails past the conventions of trans and immigrant memoirs." —The New York Times Book Review "A ball of light hurled into the dark undertow of migration and survival." —Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous A love story with the heart of Austen classics and a reflective journey of becoming that shift our own perceptions of romance, identity, gender, and the fairness of life. Fairest is a memoir about a precocious boy with albinism, a "sun child" from a rural Philippine village, who would grow up to become a woman in America. Coping with the strain of parental neglect and the elusive promise of U.S. citizenship, Talusan found comfort from her devoted grandmother, a grounding force as she was treated by others with special preference or public curiosity. As an immigrant to the United States, Talusan came to be perceived as white, and further access to elite circles of privilege required Talusan to navigate through the complex spheres of race, class, sexuality, and queerness. Questioning the boundaries of gender, Talusan realized she did not want to be confined to a prescribed role as a man, and transitioned to become a woman, despite the risk of losing a man she deeply loved. Throughout her journey, Talusan shares poignant and powerful episodes of desirability and love that will remind readers of works such as Call Me By Your Name and Giovanni's Room. Biography & Autobiography. LGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction.) Nonfiction. Sociology. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-26 20:00:02. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/5067416-Fairest.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d8c0bee0-ad66-4173-bacc-122b05441612&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/5067416-Fairest.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d8c0bee0-ad66-4173-bacc-122b05441612&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)