Dandelion Daughter

By Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay

Book Overview

Winner 2022, Prix des Libraires Rights for TV adaptation purchased by Zone 3 A runaway bestseller in Qu bec, where it has captured the hearts of readers and pushed trans-identity into the mainstream conversation, Dandelion Daughter is an intimate, courageous portrait of what it's like to grow up having been assigned the wrong sex at birth. Set against the windswept countryside of the remote Charlevoix region some five hours north of Montreal, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay's autobiographical novel immortalizes her early years as an alienated boy trapped in a world of small-town values and her parents' dissolving marriage, through complex adolescent years of self-discovery and first loves, to the harrowing episodes that fuel the growing realization that she must transition and give birth to her new self if she is to continue living at all. One of the first novels of its kind to appear in Qu bec, this inspiring story has already connected with a wide readership, and has been adopted by many schools to help expand worldviews and curriculums.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155065618X
• ISBN13: 9781550656183
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Esplanade Books
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.4"