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In the spring of 1974, Calliope Stephanides, a student at a girls' school in Grosse Pointe, finds herself drawn to a chain-smoking, strawberry-blond classmate with a gift for acting. The passion that furtively develops between them leads Callie to suspect that she is not like other girls. In fact, Cal has inherited a rare genetic mutation. The biological trace of a guilty secret, this gene has followed her grandparents from the crumbling Ottoman Empire to Detroit and has outlasted the glory days of the Motor City, the race riots of 1967, and the family's second migration, into the foreign country known as suburbia. Thanks to the gene, Cal is part girl, part boy. And even though the gene's epic travels have ended, her own odyssey has only begun. Sprawling across eight decades - and one unusually awkward adolescence - Jeffrey Eugenides' long-awaited second novel is a grand, utterly original fable of crossed bloodlines, the intricacies of gender, and the deep, untidy promptings of desire. It marks the fulfilment of a huge talent, named one of America's best young novelists by both Granta and the New Yorker.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139780747561620
eBay Product ID (ePID)90924971
Product Key Features
Publication Year2003
TopicBooks
Book TitleMiddlesex
Number of Pages544 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorJeffrey Eugenides
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight428 g
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJeffrey Eugenides
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- 04 Feb, 2021
More than you'd expect
Brilliant and sensitive exploration of non-binary gendered person, set against backdrop of USA mid-late 20th century history. Loved it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Sep, 2020
Happy!
Always wanted to read this book and I’m so happy I finally have it!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Oct, 2016
Great family saga
So much content, historical...medical....relationships...and beautifully written. For once my book club agreed on what a great read this book was and couldn't put it down.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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