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Hidden in Plain Sight
by Leslie D. Townsend
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| Edition: Paperback |
| ISBN: 0595237827 |
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Publisher: Writers Club Press (September 2002)
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Dimensions : 0.36 x 9.00 x 6.00 (in inches)
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Average Customer Review: 
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Description : Leslie lives life to the fullest. She is loved and respected by her family and friends. Throughout her life, she has achieved many goals including working as a model, getting married and entertaining audiences as a stand-up comedienne. However, all the while, Leslie has been hiding a secret about her past. Always fearful of being rejected and ostracized if the truth came to light, Leslie kept her past just that, the past. But secrets weigh heavy on her mind and after years of lies and covering her tracks through career pursuits and relationships, she has decided to tell the truth about her transsexual history and the struggle to live with the legacy of her decision. This story follows the journey of a child in confusion, an adolescent in turmoil and a young adult, who embarks on a quest for wholeness. It is a story of breaking gender barriers and of crossing the chasm from male to female.
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Review : Reviewer: Diane Sutton from Branchbur, N.J. USA
In this book Leslie shows the fortitude that is required to transition and the ability to hide this fact for so many years. Her skill as a author is evident and her fluidly telling of her life's story is compelling and well worded.
Her eventual realization that nothing lasts forever is like that of so many others. In the end her understanding that the past is not so easy to hide or that she wishes to continue on with this very secret comes out in a marvelous way.
One of the better written books dealing with this touchy subject. Her path was and is something to be admired. I only wish I could have such adventures. Even if some of them have not been happy times her life has been anything but boring.
Highly recommended while the supply is available. I expect this book to become just as scarce as the one by Caroline Cossey.
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