Detransition, Baby

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 100 BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY Shortlisted for the 2022 National Book Critics' Circle John Leonard Prize for best first book As heard on BBC Radio 4's Front Row 'A voraciously knowing, compulsively readable novel' Chris Kraus 'Tremendously funny and sexy as hell' Juliet Jacques 'I loved this very smart book from start to finish, with its beautifully drawn, complicated, and winning characters.' Madeleine Miller Reese nearly had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York, a job she didn't hate. She'd scraped together a life previous generations of trans women could only dream of; the only thing missing was a child. Then everything fell apart and three years on Reese is still in self-destruct mode, avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men. When her ex calls to ask if she wants to be a mother, Reese finds herself intrigued. After being attacked in the street, Amy de-transitioned to become Ames, changed jobs and, thinking he was infertile, started an affair with his boss Katrina. Now Katrina's pregnant. Could the three of them form an unconventional family - and raise the baby together?

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 100 BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY Shortlisted for the 2022 National Book Critics' Circle John Leonard Prize for best first book As heard on BBC Radio 4's Front Row 'A voraciously knowing, compulsively readable novel' Chris Kraus 'Tremendously funny and sexy as hell' Juliet Jacques 'I loved this very smart book from start to finish, with its beautifully drawn, complicated, and winning characters.' Madeleine Miller Reese nearly had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York, a job she didn't hate. She'd scraped together a life previous generations of trans women could only dream of; the only thing missing was a child. Then everything fell apart and three years on Reese is still in self-destruct mode, avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men. When her ex calls to ask if she wants to be a mother, Reese finds herself intrigued. After being attacked in the street, Amy de-transitioned to become Ames, changed jobs and, thinking he was infertile, started an affair with his boss Katrina. Now Katrina's pregnant. Could the three of them form an unconventional family - and raise the baby together?

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 100 BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY Shortlisted for the 2022 National Book Critics' Circle John Leonard Prize for best first book As heard on BBC Radio 4's Front Row 'A voraciously knowing, compulsively readable novel' Chris Kraus 'Tremendously funny and sexy as hell' Juliet Jacques 'I loved this very smart book from start to finish, with its beautifully drawn, complicated, and winning characters.' Madeleine Miller Reese nearly had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York, a job she didn't hate. She'd scraped together a life previous generations of trans women could only dream of; the only thing missing was a child. Then everything fell apart and three years on Reese is still in self-destruct mode, avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men. When her ex calls to ask if she wants to be a mother, Reese finds herself intrigued. After being attacked in the street, Amy de-transitioned to become Ames, changed jobs and, thinking he was infertile, started an affair with his boss Katrina. Now Katrina's pregnant. Could the three of them form an unconventional family - and raise the baby together?

Detransition, Baby er Torrey Peters’ prisbelønnede og anmelderroste debutroman. Det er en roman fra og om transmiljøet i New York og en universel fortælling om kærlighed, køn, sex og moderskab. Bogen vandt PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. Reese har skabt sig et liv, som tidligere generationer af transkvinder kun kunne drømme om: Hun er kæreste med Amy, bor i en lejlighed i New York City og har et job, hun faktisk ikke hader. Det eneste, der mangler, er et barn. Men Reeses drøm om moderskab og familieliv går itu, da Amy en dag annoncerer sin beslutning om igen at ville leve som mand og bliver til Ames. Ames troede, at detransitionen ville gøre alting nemmere, men beslutningen koster ham forholdet til Reese og dermed hans eneste familie. Da Ames’ chef og elsker, Katrina, uventet afslører, at hun er gravid med hans barn, overvejer Ames, om det ikke er den mulighed, han har ventet på for at få Reese tilbage i sit liv. Kunne de tre ikke skabe en ukonventionel familie og opfostre barnet sammen? ”En rasende klog og uimodståelig roman.” - Chris Kraus, forfatter til I Love Dick ”En af årets mest hyldede romaner.” - Time ”Hvis jeg kortvarigt kunne slette min hukommelse, ville jeg læse Detransition, Baby igen for første gang.” - Vogue ”Skarp, sårbar og øjenåbnende.” - People ”Måske er Detransition, Baby den første store, realistiske transroman? Vittig, elegant og velplottet … Bogen omhandler det velkendte tema om længslen efter et barn, og skønt romanen skildrer et specifikt transmiljø og en transvinkel i levende, elektrisk prosa, er dens egentlige appel langt bredere.” - The Guardian ”En kærlighedshistorie og en klassisk fortælling om at skabe en familie. Et kæmpe, underholdende brag af en bog.” - The Observer ”Intelligent, sjov og fortalt med et stort hjerte … En vidunderlig og original udforskning af begær og af, hvordan en familie kan tage form.” - Kirkus “Empatisk og overbevisende … karaktererne er så levende skildret, at læseren oplever at lære dem personligt at kende.” - The New York Times Book Review ”Du vil ikke kunne lægge den fra dig.” - Marie-Claire Torrey Peters (f. 1981) er en amerikansk forfatter. Detransition, Baby er hendes debutroman. Hun har en Master of Fine Arts fra University of Iowa og en kandidatgrad i litteraturvidenskab fra Dartmouth College. InStyle Magazine udnævnte Peters til at være en af 2021’s mest badass kvinder. Hun bor i Brooklyn med sin kone.