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by Eugenides Jeffrey

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ISBN13: 9780747561620
ISBN10: 0747561621
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This is the tale of a gene that passes down through three generations and flowers in the teenage body of Callie. Thanks to this gene, she begins to realise she is part girl, part boy. What results is a fable of the intricacies of gender and the untidy promptings of desire.
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S.Elliott, May 5, 2007 (view all comments by S.Elliott)
There is so much more to this book than just the basic idea of "gender confusion". While Cal's story is ultimately dictated by being a hermaphrodite, it goes beyond that and discusses love, families, immigration and passion.

The book takes patience; it has a slow start and the pace slows down in the middle. But the pay-off is a rewarding connection to this family and all of the history their genes created.
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ISBN:
9780747561620
Author:
Eugenides Jeffrey
Publisher:
Bloomsbury
Location:
London
Subject:
Teenage girls
Subject:
Greek Americans
Series Volume:
2003-7
Publication Date:
2003
Binding:
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Pages:
viii, 529 p.
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