{"product_id":"faltas-letters-to-everyone-in-my-hometown-who-isnt-my-rapist-paperback","title":"Faltas: Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn't My Rapist - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCecilia Gentili\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom legendary activist and \u003ci\u003ePose\u003c\/i\u003e actress Cecilia Gentili comes the groundbreaking debut of a transgender Latina childhood that re-orders the field of LGBTQ+ memoir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 ALA Stonewall Book Award Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs heard on NPR's \u003ci\u003eLatino USA \u003c\/i\u003e- Finalist for the 2023 Lambda Literary Award for Best Transgender Non-Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn these hilarious and heartbreaking letters, Cecilia Gentili reinvents the trans memoir, putting the confession squarely between the writer and her enemies, paramours and friends. Writing to childhood figures such as her rapist's daughter, her father's mistress, her best friend, and her mother, Gentili probes deeply into the bitter cruelty, buried secrets, and delicious gossip of a small town. Is she here for revenge, or forgiveness? Both! And more! A story of sex, theft, murder, motherhood, and outrageous fashion choices, \u003ci\u003eFaltas \u003c\/i\u003eis a beautiful, messy meditation on what it takes to heal, or even grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally from Argentina, Cecilia Gentili came to the USA pursuing a safer life as a transgender\u003cbr\u003ewoman. She lived undocumented for 10 years, hustling doing sex work which came with drug\u003cbr\u003euse. After surviving arrests and an immigration detention, she accessed recovery services and\u003cbr\u003ewon asylum. She subsequently served as Director of Policy at Gay Men's Health Crisis and\u003cbr\u003efounded Transgender Equity Consulting, which works to ensure all people living on the margins\u003cbr\u003ereceive dignity and respect. A storyteller and actress, Cecilia has appeared in FX's \u003ci\u003ePose\u003c\/i\u003e and her\u003cbr\u003eown one-woman show.\u003ci\u003e Faltas\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53532219867443,"sku":"9781736716823","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/faltas-letters-to-everyone-in-my-hometown-who-isnt-my-rapist-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}