At the age of six, Mary Ward, the child of a poor farming family in Suffolk, has a revelation: she isn't Mary, she's a boy. So begins Mary's heroic struggle to change gender, while around her others also strive to find a place of safety and fulfilment in a savage and confusing world.
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Sweeping us through three decades, from the repressive English countryside of the fifties to the swinging London of the sixties to the rhinestone tackiness of seventies America, Rose Tremain unmasks the "sacred country" within us all.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Now reissued with a stunning new jacket look, this classic novel about the trans experience was extraordinarily ahead of its timeWe're all something else inside.1952. Standing in a cold Suffolk field, six-year-old Mary Ward has a revelation- 'I am not Mary. That is a mistake. I am not a girl. I'm a boy.' And so begins a heroic struggle to change gender. Moving from the claustrophobic rural community of the 1950s to London in the swinging Sixties and beyond to the glitter of America in the Seventies, Sacred Country is the story of a journey to find a place of safety and fulfilment in a savage and confusing world. 1952. Standing in a cold Suffolk field with her family, six-year-old Mary Ward has a revelation: I am not Mary. I am not a girl. I'm a boy. So begins Mary's heroic struggle to change gender. In this book, her story begins from the rural community of the 1950s to London in the Sixties, and beyond to the glitter of America in the Seventies. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781784705923
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Book Description Condition: New. At the age of six, Mary Ward, the child of a poor farming family in Suffolk, has a revelation: she isn't Mary, she's a boy. So begins Mary's heroic struggle to change gender, while around her others also strive to find a place of safety and fulfilment in a savage and confusing world. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368. . 2017. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781784705923
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. 1952. Standing in a cold Suffolk field with her family, six-year-old Mary Ward has a revelation: I am not Mary. I am not a girl. I'm a boy. So begins Mary's heroic struggle to change gender. In this book, her story begins from the rural community of the 1950s to London in the Sixties, and beyond to the glitter of America in the Seventies. Seller Inventory # B9781784705923
Book Description Condition: New. At the age of six, Mary Ward, the child of a poor farming family in Suffolk, has a revelation: she isn't Mary, she's a boy. So begins Mary's heroic struggle to change gender, while around her others also strive to find a place of safety and fulfilment in a savage and confusing world. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368. . 2017. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781784705923
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