SuitabookIdentity and bodily change
Jill periodically becomes Jack, whose personality and desires develop while the family confines him and Jill’s public life continues.
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Lauren Mclaughlin - Author
This is speculative young-adult fiction about a young woman and her male counterpart negotiating an unusual shared existence. It combines departure from a hometown where Jill faces public judgement with romance, sexual choices, family conflict and the practical question of how either identity can build an independent life.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is speculative young-adult fiction about a young woman and her male counterpart negotiating an unusual shared existence. It combines departure from a hometown where Jill faces public judgement with romance, sexual choices, family conflict and the practical question of how either identity can build an independent life.
Jill periodically becomes Jack, whose personality and desires develop while the family confines him and Jill’s public life continues.
Jill and Jack’s romantic choices overlap, while Jill’s parents restrict Jack’s movement and try to protect Jill from public attention.
After people in Jill’s hometown learn about the unusual situation, she plans to leave with either Ramie or Tommy and seeks a new life elsewhere.
Expect explicit sexual subject matter, including sexual relationships, discussion of virginity and pornography, alongside bisexuality and heterosexual romantic aspirations.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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