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This Body I Wore : A Memoir by Diana Goetsch (2022, Hardcover)
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This Body I Wore : A Memoir, Hardcover by Goetsch, Diana, ISBN 0374115095, ISBN-13 9780374115098, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Chronicles one woman’s long journey to coming out, a path that runs parallel to the emergence of the trans community over the past several decades, in this full account of trans life, one both unusually public and closeted. 20,000 first printing.
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PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-100374115095
ISBN-139780374115098
eBay Product ID (ePID)28050427826
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Book TitleThis Body I Wore : a Memoir
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSociology / General, Personal Memoirs, Lgbt
Publication Year2022
GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDiana Goetsch
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-059968
Reviews" This Body I Wore is one of the most honest, unflappable, important books I've read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity with lyricism and grace. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "Diana Goetsch has written a book that many will cherish and few will forget. It's a memoir of teaching and romance, a story of New York City and the perhaps-now-vanishing world of transvestite culture. It's a trans journey, of course, and it's also a poet's memoir. Finally, it's a story about meditation and Buddhism: some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don't Read Poetry " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it, and was floored by the end. Diana Goetsch, once known as 'Frank McCourt's replacement' at Stuyvesant High School, has achieved a pitch-perfect memoir of her own." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway, "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise. This Body I Wore , the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, is a universal and profound meditation on the price of authenticity." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Good Boy "In This Body I Wore , Diana Goetsch the poet is present in every line of prose. The writing is spacious, beautiful, precise, and poignant. The reader floats through the sentences, entranced. Magnificent is not an overstatement." --Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Killing the Messenger " This Body I Wore is one of the most honest, unflappable, important books I've read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity with lyricism and grace. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "Diana Goetsch has written a book that many will cherish and few will forget. It's a memoir of teaching and romance, a story of New York City and the perhaps-now-vanishing world of transvestite culture. It's a trans journey, of course, and it's also a poet's memoir. Finally, it's a story about meditation and Buddhism: some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don't Read Poetry "Clear, thoughtful, and deeply moving, This Body I Wore is an affirmation to anyone who has struggled to live an authentic life." --Ellen Bass, author of Indigo " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it, and was floored by the end. Diana Goetsch, once known as 'Frank McCourt's replacement' at Stuyvesant High School, has achieved a pitch-perfect memoir of her own." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway, A New York Times Nonfiction Book to Read This Season A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2022 "Traversing several decades and much societal change, poet Goetsch fashions a brilliant and tapestried story of her late-in-life gender transition . . . Balancing profound personal revelations . . . with cogent analysis of cultural gender narratives . . . she constructs a gorgeous self-portrait that defies categorization. The result obliterates binary confines around gender with breathtaking finesse." -- Publishers Weekly "Rich, compelling . . . Often lovely and emotionally affecting . . . A valuable memoir enriched by years of personal and societal insight into the fraught subject of gender identity." -- Kirkus Reviews "An important and beautiful memoir." --Emily Firetog, Lit Hub "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise. This Body I Wore , the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, is a universal and profound meditation on the price of authenticity." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Good Boy "In This Body I Wore , Diana Goetsch the poet is present in every line of prose. The writing is spacious, beautiful, precise, and poignant. The reader floats through the sentences, entranced. Magnificent is not an overstatement." --Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Killing the Messenger "Moving and vividly recalled, This Body I Wore conjures the pain of a life in search of language for who you are. Goetsch has written a powerful testimony of the need for transgender acceptance." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body " This Body I Wore is one of the most honest, unflappable, important books I've read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity with lyricism and grace. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "Diana Goetsch has written a book that many will cherish and few will forget. It's a memoir of teaching and romance, a story of New York City and the perhaps-now-vanishing world of transvestite culture. It's a trans journey, of course, and it's also a poet's memoir. Finally, it's a story about meditation and Buddhism: some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don't Read Poetry "Clear, thoughtful, and deeply moving, This Body I Wore is an affirmation to anyone who has struggled to live an authentic life." --Ellen Bass, author of Indigo " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it, and was floored by the end. Diana Goetsch, once known as 'Frank McCourt's replacement' at Stuyvesant High School, has achieved a pitch-perfect memoir of her own." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway "The perfect prescription for today's world--compelling and lyrical in equal measure. A riveting read!" --Danielle Ofri, MD, author of What Doctors Feel, A New York Times Nonfiction Book to Read This Season A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2022 "Goetsch fashions a brilliant and tapestried story of her late-in-life gender transition . . . A gorgeous self-portrait that defies categorization. The result obliterates binary confines around gender with breathtaking finesse." -- Publishers Weekly "Enthralling . . . Told with unique eloquence and tenderness . . . Hope blooms within these pages . . . A mesmerizing memoir [that] will appeal to fans of Melissa Febos and Roxane Gay." --Alana R. Quarles, Library Journal (starred review) "Rich, compelling . . . Often lovely and emotionally affecting . . . A valuable memoir enriched by years of personal and societal insight into the fraught subject of gender identity." -- Kirkus Reviews "An important and beautiful memoir." --Emily Firetog, Lit Hub "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise. This Body I Wore , the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, is a universal and profound meditation on the price of authenticity." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Good Boy "Moving and vividly recalled, This Body I Wore conjures the pain of a life in search of language for who you are. Diana Goetsch has written a powerful testimony of the need for transgender acceptance." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body "In This Body I Wore , Diana Goetsch the poet is present in every line of prose. The writing is spacious, beautiful, precise, and poignant. The reader floats through the sentences, entranced. 'Magnificent' is not an overstatement." --Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Killing the Messenger "One of the most honest, unflappable, important books I've read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes with lyricism and grace about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "A book that many will cherish and few will forget. Some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Diana Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don't Read Poetry "Clear, thoughtful, and deeply moving, This Body I Wore is an affirmation to anyone who has struggled to live an authentic life." --Ellen Bass, author of Indigo "The perfect prescription for today's world--compelling and lyrical in equal measures. A riveting read!" --Danielle Ofri, MD, author of What Doctors Feel " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it and was floored by the end. A pitch-perfect memoir." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway, A Best Book of the Year at Cosmopolitan A Must-Read of the Season: The New York Times , The Chicago Tribune , The Bay Area Reporter A Best Book of the Month at Glamour A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2022 A CNN Most Anticipated Book of the Month "Rarely does a book arrive so on time, blowing out the noise . . . A hilarious personal history of the full life as a trans woman. It''s never pedantic or even inspirational, which is exactly why it is." --Christopher Borrelli, The Chicago Tribune "[ This Body I Wore ] not only chronicles [Goetsch''s] own transition but beautifully weaves together the story of the trans community over the course of her lifetime." --Jasmine Ting and Gretty Garcia, Cosmopolitan "This exquisite self-portrait explores gender and trans culture from an intimately personal and enlightening perspective." --Jim Piechota, The Bay Area Reporter "Goetsch is an impeccable writer . . . As trans people, especially children, are now under constant and increasing attack by state governments, it''s an especially urgent read." --Jenny Singer, Glamour "Striking." --Lesley Kennedy, CNN "Exquisite . . . The hard-won wisdom [of] This Body I Wore offers a new generation of trans and nonbinary youth a guiding hand from a previous generation." --Catherine Hollis, BookPage (starred review) "Goetsch fashions a brilliant and tapestried story of her late-in-life gender transition . . . A gorgeous self-portrait that defies categorization. The result obliterates binary confines around gender with breathtaking finesse." -- Publishers Weekly "Enthralling . . . Told with unique eloquence and tenderness . . . Hope blooms within these pages . . . A mesmerizing memoir [that] will appeal to fans of Melissa Febos and Roxane Gay." --Alana R. Quarles, Library Journal (starred review) "Rich, compelling . . . Often lovely and emotionally affecting . . . A valuable memoir enriched by years of personal and societal insight into the fraught subject of gender identity." -- Kirkus Reviews "An important and beautiful memoir." --Emily Firetog, Lit Hub "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise. This Body I Wore , the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, is a universal and profound meditation on the price of authenticity." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She''s Not There and Good Boy "Moving and vividly recalled, This Body I Wore conjures the pain of a life in search of language for who you are. Diana Goetsch has written a powerful testimony of the need for transgender acceptance." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body "In This Body I Wore , Diana Goetsch the poet is present in every line of prose. The writing is spacious, beautiful, precise, and poignant. The reader floats through the sentences, entranced. ''Magnificent'' is not an overstatement." --Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Killing the Messenger "One of the most honest, unflappable, important books I''ve read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes with lyricism and grace about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "A book that many will cherish and few will forget. Some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Diana Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don''t Read Poetry "Clear, thoughtful, and deeply moving, This Body I Wore is an affirmation to anyone who has struggled to live an authentic life." --Ellen Bass, author of Indigo "The perfect prescription for today''s world--compelling and lyrical in equal measures. A riveting read!" --Danielle Ofri, MD, author of What Doctors Feel " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it and was floored by the end. A pitch-perfect memoir." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway, "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise, This Body I Wore is the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, for fear of what that truth may demand. More than a coming-out story, Diana Goetsch's consideration of the price of authenticity resonates as universal and profound." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Good Boy " This Body I Wore is one of the most honest, unflappable, important books I've read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity with lyricism and grace. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "Diana Goetsch has written a book that many will cherish and few will forget. It's a memoir of teaching and romance, a story of New York City and the perhaps-now-vanishing world of transvestite culture. It's a trans journey, of course, and it's also a poet's memoir. Finally, it's a story about meditation and Buddhism: some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don't Read Poetry " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it, and was floored by the end. Diana Goetsch, once known as 'Frank McCourt's replacement' at Stuyvesant High School, has achieved a pitch-perfect memoir of her own." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway, "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise, This Body I Wore is the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, for fear of what that truth may demand. More than a coming-out story, Diana Goetsch's consideration of the price of authenticity resonates as universal and profound." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Good Boy "In This Body I Wore , Diana Goetsch the poet is present in every line of prose. The writing is spacious, beautiful, precise, and poignant. The reader floats through the sentences, entranced. Magnificent is not an overstatement." --Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Killing the Messenger " This Body I Wore is one of the most honest, unflappable, important books I've read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity with lyricism and grace. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "Diana Goetsch has written a book that many will cherish and few will forget. It's a memoir of teaching and romance, a story of New York City and the perhaps-now-vanishing world of transvestite culture. It's a trans journey, of course, and it's also a poet's memoir. Finally, it's a story about meditation and Buddhism: some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don't Read Poetry " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it, and was floored by the end. Diana Goetsch, once known as 'Frank McCourt's replacement' at Stuyvesant High School, has achieved a pitch-perfect memoir of her own." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway "Clear, thoughtful, and deeply moving, This Body I Wore is an affirmation to anyone who has struggled to live an authentic life." --Ellen Bass, author of Indigo, "An important and beautiful memoir." --Emily Firetog, Lit Hub , "Most Anticipated Books of 2022" "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise. This Body I Wore , the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, is a universal and profound meditation on the price of authenticity." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Good Boy "In This Body I Wore , Diana Goetsch the poet is present in every line of prose. The writing is spacious, beautiful, precise, and poignant. The reader floats through the sentences, entranced. Magnificent is not an overstatement." --Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Killing the Messenger "Moving and vividly recalled, This Body I Wore conjures the pain of a life in search of language for who you are. Goetsch has written a powerful testimony of the need for transgender acceptance." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body " This Body I Wore is one of the most honest, unflappable, important books I've read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity with lyricism and grace. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "Diana Goetsch has written a book that many will cherish and few will forget. It's a memoir of teaching and romance, a story of New York City and the perhaps-now-vanishing world of transvestite culture. It's a trans journey, of course, and it's also a poet's memoir. Finally, it's a story about meditation and Buddhism: some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don't Read Poetry "Clear, thoughtful, and deeply moving, This Body I Wore is an affirmation to anyone who has struggled to live an authentic life." --Ellen Bass, author of Indigo " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it, and was floored by the end. Diana Goetsch, once known as 'Frank McCourt's replacement' at Stuyvesant High School, has achieved a pitch-perfect memoir of her own." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway "The perfect prescription for today's world--compelling and lyrical in equal measure. A riveting read!" --Danielle Ofri, MD, author of What Doctors Feel, "An important and beautiful memoir." --Emily Firetog, Lit Hub , "Most Anticipated Books of 2022" "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise. This Body I Wore , the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, is a universal and profound meditation on the price of authenticity." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Good Boy "In This Body I Wore , Diana Goetsch the poet is present in every line of prose. The writing is spacious, beautiful, precise, and poignant. The reader floats through the sentences, entranced. Magnificent is not an overstatement." --Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Killing the Messenger " This Body I Wore is one of the most honest, unflappable, important books I've read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity with lyricism and grace. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "Diana Goetsch has written a book that many will cherish and few will forget. It's a memoir of teaching and romance, a story of New York City and the perhaps-now-vanishing world of transvestite culture. It's a trans journey, of course, and it's also a poet's memoir. Finally, it's a story about meditation and Buddhism: some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don't Read Poetry "Clear, thoughtful, and deeply moving, This Body I Wore is an affirmation to anyone who has struggled to live an authentic life." --Ellen Bass, author of Indigo " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it, and was floored by the end. Diana Goetsch, once known as 'Frank McCourt's replacement' at Stuyvesant High School, has achieved a pitch-perfect memoir of her own." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway "The perfect prescription for today's world--compelling and lyrical in equal measure. A riveting read!" --Danielle Ofri, MD, author of What Doctors Feel, A New York Times Nonfiction Book to Read This Season A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2022 "Traversing several decades and much societal change, poet Goetsch fashions a brilliant and tapestried story of her late-in-life gender transition . . . Balancing profound personal revelations . . . with cogent analysis of cultural gender narratives . . . she constructs a gorgeous self-portrait that defies categorization. The result obliterates binary confines around gender with breathtaking finesse." -- Publishers Weekly "Enthralling . . . Told with unique eloquence and tenderness . . . Hope blooms within these pages . . . A mesmerizing memoir [that] will appeal to fans of Melissa Febos and Roxane Gay." --Alana R. Quarles, Library Journal (starred review) "Rich, compelling . . . Often lovely and emotionally affecting . . . A valuable memoir enriched by years of personal and societal insight into the fraught subject of gender identity." -- Kirkus Reviews "An important and beautiful memoir." --Emily Firetog, Lit Hub "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise. This Body I Wore , the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, is a universal and profound meditation on the price of authenticity." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Good Boy "In This Body I Wore , Diana Goetsch the poet is present in every line of prose. The writing is spacious, beautiful, precise, and poignant. The reader floats through the sentences, entranced. Magnificent is not an overstatement." --Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Killing the Messenger "Moving and vividly recalled, This Body I Wore conjures the pain of a life in search of language for who you are. Goetsch has written a powerful testimony of the need for transgender acceptance." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body " This Body I Wore is one of the most honest, unflappable, important books I've read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity with lyricism and grace. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "Diana Goetsch has written a book that many will cherish and few will forget. It's a memoir of teaching and romance, a story of New York City and the perhaps-now-vanishing world of transvestite culture. It's a trans journey, of course, and it's also a poet's memoir. Finally, it's a story about meditation and Buddhism: some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don't Read Poetry "Clear, thoughtful, and deeply moving, This Body I Wore is an affirmation to anyone who has struggled to live an authentic life." --Ellen Bass, author of Indigo " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it, and was floored by the end. Diana Goetsch, once known as 'Frank McCourt's replacement' at Stuyvesant High School, has achieved a pitch-perfect memoir of her own." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway "The perfect prescription for today's world--compelling and lyrical in equal measure. A riveting read!" --Danielle Ofri, MD, author of What Doctors Feel, "Rich, compelling . . . Often lovely and emotionally affecting . . . A valuable memoir enriched by years of personal and societal insight into the fraught subject of gender identity." -- Kirkus Reviews "An important and beautiful memoir." --Emily Firetog, Lit Hub , "Most Anticipated Books of 2022" "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise. This Body I Wore , the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, is a universal and profound meditation on the price of authenticity." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Good Boy "In This Body I Wore , Diana Goetsch the poet is present in every line of prose. The writing is spacious, beautiful, precise, and poignant. The reader floats through the sentences, entranced. Magnificent is not an overstatement." --Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Killing the Messenger "Moving and vividly recalled, This Body I Wore conjures the pain of a life in search of language for who you are. Goetsch has written a powerful testimony of the need for transgender acceptance." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body " This Body I Wore is one of the most honest, unflappable, important books I've read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity with lyricism and grace. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "Diana Goetsch has written a book that many will cherish and few will forget. It's a memoir of teaching and romance, a story of New York City and the perhaps-now-vanishing world of transvestite culture. It's a trans journey, of course, and it's also a poet's memoir. Finally, it's a story about meditation and Buddhism: some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don't Read Poetry "Clear, thoughtful, and deeply moving, This Body I Wore is an affirmation to anyone who has struggled to live an authentic life." --Ellen Bass, author of Indigo " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it, and was floored by the end. Diana Goetsch, once known as 'Frank McCourt's replacement' at Stuyvesant High School, has achieved a pitch-perfect memoir of her own." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway "The perfect prescription for today's world--compelling and lyrical in equal measure. A riveting read!" --Danielle Ofri, MD, author of What Doctors Feel, "Traversing several decades and much societal change, poet Goetsch fashions a brilliant and tapestried story of her late-in-life gender transition . . . Balancing profound personal revelations . . . with cogent analysis of cultural gender narratives . . . she constructs a gorgeous self-portrait that defies categorization. The result obliterates binary confines around gender with breathtaking finesse." -- Publishers Weekly "Rich, compelling . . . Often lovely and emotionally affecting . . . A valuable memoir enriched by years of personal and societal insight into the fraught subject of gender identity." -- Kirkus Reviews "An important and beautiful memoir." --Emily Firetog, Lit Hub , "Most Anticipated Books of 2022" "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise. This Body I Wore , the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, is a universal and profound meditation on the price of authenticity." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Good Boy "In This Body I Wore , Diana Goetsch the poet is present in every line of prose. The writing is spacious, beautiful, precise, and poignant. The reader floats through the sentences, entranced. Magnificent is not an overstatement." --Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Killing the Messenger "Moving and vividly recalled, This Body I Wore conjures the pain of a life in search of language for who you are. Goetsch has written a powerful testimony of the need for transgender acceptance." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body " This Body I Wore is one of the most honest, unflappable, important books I've read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity with lyricism and grace. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "Diana Goetsch has written a book that many will cherish and few will forget. It's a memoir of teaching and romance, a story of New York City and the perhaps-now-vanishing world of transvestite culture. It's a trans journey, of course, and it's also a poet's memoir. Finally, it's a story about meditation and Buddhism: some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don't Read Poetry "Clear, thoughtful, and deeply moving, This Body I Wore is an affirmation to anyone who has struggled to live an authentic life." --Ellen Bass, author of Indigo " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it, and was floored by the end. Diana Goetsch, once known as 'Frank McCourt's replacement' at Stuyvesant High School, has achieved a pitch-perfect memoir of her own." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway "The perfect prescription for today's world--compelling and lyrical in equal measure. A riveting read!" --Danielle Ofri, MD, author of What Doctors Feel, A Best Book of the Year at Cosmopolitan A Must-Read of the Season: The New York Times , The Chicago Tribune , The Bay Area Reporter A Best Book of the Month at Glamour A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year A CNN Most Anticipated Book of the Month "Rarely does a book arrive so on time, blowing out the noise . . . A hilarious personal history of the full life as a trans woman. It''s never pedantic or even inspirational, which is exactly why it is." --Christopher Borrelli, The Chicago Tribune "[ This Body I Wore ] not only chronicles [Goetsch''s] own transition but beautifully weaves together the story of the trans community over the course of her lifetime." --Jasmine Ting and Gretty Garcia, Cosmopolitan "This exquisite self-portrait explores gender and trans culture from an intimately personal and enlightening perspective." --Jim Piechota, The Bay Area Reporter "Goetsch is an impeccable writer . . . As trans people, especially children, are now under constant and increasing attack by state governments, it''s an especially urgent read." --Jenny Singer, Glamour "Striking." --Lesley Kennedy, CNN "Exquisite . . . The hard-won wisdom [of] This Body I Wore offers a new generation of trans and nonbinary youth a guiding hand from a previous generation." --Catherine Hollis, BookPage (starred review) "Goetsch fashions a brilliant and tapestried story of her late-in-life gender transition . . . A gorgeous self-portrait that defies categorization. The result obliterates binary confines around gender with breathtaking finesse." -- Publishers Weekly "Enthralling . . . Told with unique eloquence and tenderness . . . Hope blooms within these pages . . . A mesmerizing memoir [that] will appeal to fans of Melissa Febos and Roxane Gay." --Alana R. Quarles, Library Journal (starred review) "Rich, compelling . . . Often lovely and emotionally affecting . . . A valuable memoir enriched by years of personal and societal insight into the fraught subject of gender identity." -- Kirkus Reviews "An important and beautiful memoir." --Emily Firetog, Lit Hub "Lyrical, harrowing, and wise. This Body I Wore , the story of one woman doing everything she can to avoid becoming herself, is a universal and profound meditation on the price of authenticity." --Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She''s Not There and Good Boy "Moving and vividly recalled, This Body I Wore conjures the pain of a life in search of language for who you are. Diana Goetsch has written a powerful testimony of the need for transgender acceptance." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body "In This Body I Wore , Diana Goetsch the poet is present in every line of prose. The writing is spacious, beautiful, precise, and poignant. The reader floats through the sentences, entranced. ''Magnificent'' is not an overstatement." --Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Killing the Messenger "One of the most honest, unflappable, important books I''ve read in a long time. Diana Goetsch writes with lyricism and grace about her struggles and triumphs with family, love, and gender identity. Everyone should be required to read this book." --Ann Hood, author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food "A book that many will cherish and few will forget. Some of us need another world, a world of the spirit, before we can live or become ourselves in this one, and Diana Goetsch has now shown us why." --Stephanie Burt, author of Don''t Read Poetry "Clear, thoughtful, and deeply moving, This Body I Wore is an affirmation to anyone who has struggled to live an authentic life." --Ellen Bass, author of Indigo "The perfect prescription for today''s world--compelling and lyrical in equal measures. A riveting read!" --Danielle Ofri, MD, author of What Doctors Feel " This Body I Wore is startling, humorous, haunting, and truly illuminating. I had chills when I began reading it and was floored by the end. A pitch-perfect memoir." --Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway
Dewey Edition23/eng/20230118
Dewey Decimal306.76/8082 B
SynopsisA captivating memoir of one woman's long journey to late transition, as the trans community emerges alongside her. "A universal and profound meditation on the price of authenticity."--Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Good Boy Long before Laverne Cox appeared on the cover of Time , far removed from drag and ballroom culture, there were countless trans women living and dying as men, most of whom didn't even know they were trans. Diana Goetsch's This Body I Wore chronicles one woman's long journey to coming out, a path that runs parallel to the emergence of the trans community over the past several decades. "How can you spend your life face-to-face with an essential truth about yourself and still not see it?" This is a question often asked of trans people, and a question that Goetsch, an award-winning poet and essayist, addresses with the power and complexity of lived reality. She brings us into her childhood, her time as a dynamic and beloved teacher at Stuyvesant High School, and her plunge into the crossdressing subculture of New York in the 1980s and '90s. Under cover of night, crossdressers risked their jobs and their safety to give expression to urges they could neither control nor understand. Many of them would become late transitioners, the Cinderellas of the trans community largely ignored by history. Goetsch has not written a transition memoir, but rather a full account of a trans life, one both unusually public and closeted. All too often trans lives are reduced to before-and-after photos, but what if that before photo lasted fifty years?, A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A captivating memoir of one woman's long journey to late transition, as the trans community emerges alongside her. "Achingly beautiful." -- Manuel Betancourt, The New York Times Book Review Long before Laverne Cox appeared on the cover of Time , far removed from drag and ballroom culture, there were countless trans women living and dying as men, most of whom didn't even know they were trans. Diana Goetsch's This Body I Wore chronicles one woman's long journey to coming out, a path that runs parallel to the emergence of the trans community over the past several decades. "How can you spend your life face-to-face with an essential fact about yourself and still not see it?" This is a question often asked of trans people, and a question that Goetsch, an award-winning poet and essayist, addresses with the power and complexity of lived reality. She brings us into her childhood, her time as a dynamic and beloved teacher at New York City's Stuyvesant High School, and her plunge into the city's crossdressing subculture in the 1980s and '90s. Under cover of night, crossdressers risked their jobs and their safety to give expression to urges they could neither control nor understand. Many would become late transitioners, the Cinderellas of the trans community largely ignored by history. Goetsch has written not a transition memoir, but rather a full account of a trans life, one both unusually public and closeted. All too often trans lives are reduced to before-and-after photos, but what if that before photo lasted fifty years?
LC Classification NumberHQ77.8.G34G64 2022
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