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Journalist Susan Faludi's inquiry into the meaning of identity in the modern world and in her own haunted family saga, involving her 76-year-old father--long estranged and living in Hungary--who underwent sex reassignment surgery.
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Great book, which I keep thinking about days after I finished. It's not only about the author's 76-year-old father and his decision to transition to being a woman, but also manages to be an absorbing history of WWII, Jews, and rampant anti-semitism in Hungary, which continues today. Oh, and feminism and abusive relationships and broader identity issues.