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Read by Kristoffer Tabori.
In the spring of 1974, Calliope Stephanides, a student at a girls' school in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, finds herself drawn to a chain-smoking, strawberry blonde classmate with a gift for acting. The passion that furtively develops between them--along with Callie's failure to develop--leads Callie to suspect that she is not like other girls. In fact, she is not really a girl at all.
Compact discs.
REVIEWS & SUMMARIES
Summary / AnnotationFiction Profile
Excerpt
Author Notes
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
engrossing submitted by klsyking on July 19, 2011, 2:28pm This book is captivating. Not only is the story unique and interesting, and the characters endearing, but the history of Detroit is woven into the fibers of the story seamlessly. I definitely recommend reading this, if you live around here.
Very Good, But... submitted by schoenbaechlere on June 15, 2012, 8:42am The reader is obviously not from Detroit and he didn't consult anyone who is. He pronounces things incorrectly, like Gratiot (he says Graty-ot). His German pronunciation is also off.
A fascinating read submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on August 22, 2012, 12:05pm A fascinating story of an intersex person who grows up in 1950s and 1960s Michigan. Intersex people are born without "clear' male or female bodies so doctors usually assign them a gender shortly after birth. This book deals with homophobia, transphobia, sexism, racism and prejudice against immigrants and those who are not Protestant. The book does contain some scary violent scenes.
Fabulous reader submitted by debby on June 17, 2013, 3:46pm The reader really makes this great book even greater
Interesting submitted by caburr47 on July 3, 2020, 8:38am The story weaves a genetic history and family story together well. The story is also set in SouthEast Michigan, so it was fun to recognize places and events referenced throughout the story. I was only slightly disappointed in the ending, it wasn't that it wasn't complete, just that it was anticlimactic.
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Audio Renaissance, p2002.
Year Published: 2002
Description: 17 sound discs (1260 minutes) : digital, Dolby processed.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781593977344
1593977344
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Tabori, Kristoffer.
SUBJECTS
Greek Americans -- Fiction.
City and town life -- Fiction.
Suburban life -- Fiction.
Detroit (Mich.) -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Compact discs.