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And She Was

By: Jessica Verdi
Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
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Dara's lived a sheltered life with her single mom, Mellie. Now, at 18, she's dreaming of more. When Dara digs up her never-before-seen birth certificate, her world implodes. Why are two strangers listed as her parents?

Dara confronts her mother, and is stunned by what she learns: Mellie is transgender. The unfamiliar name listed under "father"? That's Mellie. She transitioned when Dara was a baby, after Dara's birth mother died. She changed her name, started over.

But Dara still has more questions than answers. Reeling, she sets off on an impromptu road trip with her best guy friend, Sam, in tow. She is determined to find the extended family she's never even met. What she does discover - and what her mother reveals, piece by piece, over emails - will challenge and change Dara more than she can imagine.

This is a gorgeous, timely, and essential novel about the importance of being our true selves.
©2018 Jessica Verdi (P)2020 Tantor
Difficult Situations Family & Relationships LGBTQ+ Romance
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Beautiful story well read

What can I say, I loved it. The story is heartwarming, believable and very well read. The narrator does an excellent job bringing emotions to the scenes and doing different voices for all the characters allowing me to easily follow who was speaking

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