Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us [Hardcover]

What is the difference between men and women? Jennifer Finney Boylan, bestselling author ofShes Not Thereand co-author ofMad Honeywith Jodi Picoult, examines the divisionsas well as the common groundbetween the genders, and reflects on her own experiences, both difficult and joyful, as a transgender American.

Jennifer Finney BoylansShes Not Therewas the first bestselling work written by a transgender American. Since its publication twenty years ago, she has become the go-to person for insight into the impact of gender on our lives, from the food we eat to the dreams we dream, both for ourselves and for our children. ButCleavageis more than a deep dive into gender identity; its also a look at the difference between coming out as trans in 2000when many people reacted to Boylans transition with loveand the present era of blowback and fear.

How does gender affect our sense of self? Our body image? The passage of time? The friends we loseand keep? Boylan considers her womanhood, reflects on the boys and men who shaped her, and reconceives of herself as a writer, activist, parent, and spouse. With heart-wrenching honesty, she illustrates the feeling of liminality that followed her to adulthood, but demonstrates the redemptive power of love through it all.

With Boylans trademark humor and poignancy,Cleavageis a sharp, witty, and captivating look at the triumphs and losses of a life lived in two genders.Cleavageprovides hope for a future in which we all have the freedom to live joyfully as men, as women, and in the space between us.

Jennifer Finney Boylanis the author of nineteen books, includingMad Honey, coauthored with Jodi Picoult. Her memoir,Shes Not There, was the first bestselling work by a transgender American. Since 2014, she has been the inaugural Anna Quindlen Writer in Residence at Barnard College of Columbia University; she is also on the faculty of the l£Ÿ