Fierce femmes and notorious liars (2019)

"Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir is a coming-of-age story about a young Asian trans girl, pathological liar, and kung-fu expert who runs away from her parents' abusive home in a rainy city called Gloom.

Transgender people Fiction Women Vigilantes City and town life Feminist fiction Sexuality

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Author: Kai Cheng Thom
First published: 2019
Pages: 188
Publisher: Zubaan
Editions: 1
Language: English
ISBN: 9789385932649

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About Kai Cheng Thom · 1991

Kai Cheng Thom, MSW, MSc, is an internationally known writer, poet, healer, sex educator, and conflict transformation practitioner based in Toronto, Canada. Her work in the areas of trauma recovery, Transformative Justice, and intimacy education has been featured in Teen Vogue, the New York Times, CTV's The Social, and more. Her novel ***Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir*** was selected for actress Emma Watson's Feminist Book Club, and her children's book ***From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish In the Sea*** was read aloud by Dame Julie Andrews on the podcast Julie's Library.