She's My Dad - Softcover

Woulff, Iolanthe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1432743775 ISBN 13: 9781432743772

Publisher: Outskirts Press, 2009

Synopsis

"Don't hate, Nicholas. Hate destroys everything. Don't let it destroy you..."

For decades, ultra-liberal Windfield College has been a thorn in the side of Northern Virginia's hidebound elite. When a teaching position unexpectedly becomes available, the school hires a former male graduate - now a transsexual woman named Nickie Farrell - as an assistant professor of English. Hoping to find peace, Nickie keeps her secret under wraps until ambitious lesbian student reporter Cinda Vanderhart outs her. And Cinda has noticed something else: both Nickie and a young townie waiter named Collie Skinner have a genetic quirk which causes their eyes to be different colors. Convinced that the similarity is no coincidence, Cinda begins an investigation to discover the connection between them.

Meanwhile, in a death-bed confession as she succumbs to years of brutality at the hands of her disgraced cop husband, Collie's mother Luanne reveals that his birth resulted from an illicit affair she had with a long-vanished Windfield college senior named Nick Farrington. Shattered by his mother's death, Collie turns for comfort to Robin Thompson, a gentle-hearted Christian co-worker at the upper-crust Foxton Arms restaurant. As Nickie is stalked by a pair of homicidal sociopaths, Robin finds herself entangled not only in Cinda's investigative machinations but also a murderous plot by former U.S Ambassador and tycoon Eamon Douglass to eradicate the hated college with a suicide detonation of a Cesium 137 dirty bomb. Lives and secrets hang in the balance until everything comes to a head on the morning of Windfield's annual spring picnic: April Fools Day.

Filled with richly-drawn characters and building to a stunning climax, SHE'S MY DAD is a story about the destructiveness of hate, the power of love, and the redemptive triumph of good over evil.

Like her title character Nickie Farrell, Iolanthe Woulff is a transsexual woman. A sixty-year-old Princeton-educated English major, she lives in Palm Springs, CA, where for several years she wrote a column in a local magazine about the challenges of gender transition. As the eldest child of author Herman Wouk, storytelling has always been dear to Ms. Woulff's heart. Her hope is that besides providing a suspenseful read, SHE'S MY DAD will help to dispel some of the widespread misconceptions about transsexual people.

About this title

From the Author

SHE'S MY DAD has been honored as a Finalist in the GLBT category of the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.2010 Rainbow Awards - Winner: Best Bisexual/Transgender Contemporary.
Finalist: Mystery/Suspense, 2011 Global eBook Awards.
Gold Medal: Fiction/Intrigue, 2011 Reader's Favorite Awards.
2012 IndieExcellence Book Awards, Winner, Best LGBT Fiction.
Winner, General Fiction, 2017 Southern California Book FestivalBronze Medal, Best of Backlist, 2018 Feathered Quill Book Awards

Review

Ultimately, this novel is a deft and nuanced study in contradictions, clashes, and mismatches, and a stirring reminder that so often that's exactly what life is... A rich web of complex questions, rendered beautifully in this tale of a transgender professor. - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Against the backdrop of vivid, well-drawn characters and a riveting central plot line, author Iolanthe Woulff has crafted a standout tale of love, tolerance, and forgiveness in the face of hatred and bigotry... She's My Dad is an engaging story of everyday humanity at its most raw, one that is sure to open the reader's eyes to a fresh new perspective on a long-debated issue. A highly recommended, deeply insightful read. - Morgan Drake, Apex Reviews

This book is about good over evil, about faith in human beings and about self-discovery and the power of love... I believe in Ms. Woulff's characters because I have seen them with my own eyes. The suspense in this novel will keep you reading and the message it brings will stay with you forever. - Sharon Clayton, The Eclectic Review

Author Iolanthe Woulff offers readers a contemporary character-driven plot. She carefully weaves the threads of the various plots together to create a book that the most discriminating reader will enjoy. - Anne Boling, Readers' Favorite

Woulff has written nothing short of the most amazing GLBT novel this reviewer has read... The plot is flawless and intriguing. The characters are engaging and very real. The social issues addressed range from homophobia to lesbian bias and right through to transgender prejudice. I would recommend this book to everyone who lives in contemporary American society. - Chris Phillips, Bestsellersworld.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1432743775
• ISBN 13: 9781432743772
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 469