Frighten the horses : a memoir / Oliver Radclyffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Radclyffe, Oliver, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radclyffe, Oliver.

Trans men--Great Britain--Biography.

Trans men.

Trans people--Identity.

Trans people.

Gay people--Identity.

Gay people.

Transgender identity.

Gay identity.

Genre:

Transgender autobiographies.

Gay autobiographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

344 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Roxane Gay Books, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, [2024]

Summary:

"A textured, sharply written memoir about coming of age in the fourth decade of one's life and embracing one's truest self in a world that demands gender fit in neat boxes. From the outside, Oliver Radclyffe spent four decades living an immensely privileged, beautifully composed life. As the daughter of two well-to-do British parents and the wife of a successful man from an equally privileged family, Oliver played the parts expected of him. He checked off every box-marriage, children (four), a white-picket fence surrounding a stately home in Connecticut, and a golden retriever. But beneath the shiny veneer, Oliver was desperately trying to stay afloat as he struggled to maintain a facade of normalcy. And between his hair falling out and incapacitating mood swings, Oliver realized the life of a trapped housewife was not one he was ever meant to live. Embarking on a fraught, challenging journey of self-discovery, Oliver navigates the end to the beautiful lie of his previous life-a life he could not continue if he wanted to survive. The story of a flawed, fascinating, gorgeously queer man, Frighten the Horses introduces Oliver Radclyffe as a witty, arresting, and unforgettable voice"-- Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version: Radclyffe, Oliver. Frighten the horses

Online version: Radclyffe, Oliver. Frighten the horses.

ISBN:

9780802163158

0802163157

OCLC:

1437889064