I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition

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I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition
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Author Lucy Sante
LanguageEnglish
Genre Memoir
Publisher Penguin Random House
Publication date
2024
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN 9780593493779
OCLC 1381887700
306.76/80092 B
LC Class HQ77.8.S353 A3 2024

I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition is a 2024 memoir written by Lucy Sante. [1] [2] [3] [4] The memoir follows Sante's process of gender transition and coming out as a trans woman at age 67. [5]

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References

  1. Gonyea, Don (2024). "Lucy Sante on her memoir 'I Heard Her Call My Name'". NPR.
  2. Garner, Dwight (2024-02-03). "Book Review:'I Heard Her Call My Name,' by Lucy Dante". The New York Times . Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. "I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition". Penguin Random House. 2024.
  4. Ferri, Jessica (2024-02-13). "A moving memoir for anyone who needs to escape a 'prison of denial'". The Washington Post . In 'I Heard Her Call My Name,' Lucy Sante writes about her gender transition, upbringing and creative life
  5. Mosley, Tonya (2024-02-21). "A gender-swapping photo app helped Lucy Sante come out as trans at age 67". NPR.