In the Darkroom
by Susan Faludi
William Collins $32.99 pb, 417 pp, 9780008193508
Memoir
In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi
Reviewed by Suzy Freeman-Greene •
The subject line of the email – from a father in Budapest to his daughter in Oregon – is ‘Changes’. ‘I’ve got some interesting news for you,’ writes Steven. ‘I have decided that I have had enough of impersonating a macho aggressive man that I have never been inside.’ Thus Susan Faludi, an author known for her books on feminism and the collapse of traditional masculinity, learns that her father has undergone sex reassignment surgery in Thailand. At seventy-six, Steven has become Stefánie.
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In the Darkroom
by Susan Faludi
William Collins $32.99 pb, 417 pp, 9780008193508
