Shivers, Slaps and Silence: Building an Identity Out of Thin Air and Twigs
Book Details
Author(s)Denis Glass
PublisherSpellbinding Editions
ISBN / ASIN2970090619
ISBN-139782970090618
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank4,227,045
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Early personal identity and character are built, piece by piece, from childhood experiences that color our lives long after those events have faded from view.
In cases of abuse, the deepest layers of the human self are thrown into chaos. Memory, academic focus, career choices get shredded under the pressure of just surviving. Almost anything turns into a possible answer, and the impact can be devastating.
In this true story of love and survival between two fragile teenagers, every crucial layer is put to the test. School, family, parenthood and even gender. Sandra and Denis battle and run, trying to escape a dark family secret, drugs and toxic, picture-perfect suburban home lives. Things quickly get complicated.
"What are you suggesting?" asked the doctor. "An operation?"
I shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe."
"To become a girl?"
"No, just a neutral person."
Inspiring, touching and scorchingly honest, 'Shivers, Slaps and Silence' is an intense, unforgettable journey, wildly paced and tinged with the sort of passion, unexpected humor and optimism that teenagers do best.
In cases of abuse, the deepest layers of the human self are thrown into chaos. Memory, academic focus, career choices get shredded under the pressure of just surviving. Almost anything turns into a possible answer, and the impact can be devastating.
In this true story of love and survival between two fragile teenagers, every crucial layer is put to the test. School, family, parenthood and even gender. Sandra and Denis battle and run, trying to escape a dark family secret, drugs and toxic, picture-perfect suburban home lives. Things quickly get complicated.
"What are you suggesting?" asked the doctor. "An operation?"
I shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe."
"To become a girl?"
"No, just a neutral person."
Inspiring, touching and scorchingly honest, 'Shivers, Slaps and Silence' is an intense, unforgettable journey, wildly paced and tinged with the sort of passion, unexpected humor and optimism that teenagers do best.
