Norma's Voice [Paperback]

Norma Posy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 24, 2006

I am a transgender. I have lived a life of 72 years as a woman in the body of a man. Norma's Voice is the story of that life. This memoir begins before I existed. It covers both the profound agony and the wild comedy of living in a perpetual state of gender fluidity. The memoir specifically dwells on my early childhood, my marriage of 24 years to a wonderful woman, her death, the "death" of my male identity, and the final birth of my womanhood. The memoir spends some time ruminating on existential matters, in a manner which illuminates the curious way a transgender person relates to self; to family; to men, women and all humanity; to God; and to the cosmos. A theme runs throughout: The intense need for Norma to scream, and her inability to do so, because she had no voice. Hence the title. The memoir ends with Norma finding her voice at last, and in so doing, finds that she no longer is driven to scream.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: P.D. Publishing, Inc. (September 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933720077
• ISBN-13: 978-1933720074
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,234,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully written, artistic, intelligent, thought-provoking book, September 15, 2007

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Joan Alice Maria Gibson - See all my reviews
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Sensitive, sharing, baring of her soul, thought-provoking, how to understand others of a different sexual orientation, intelligent, artistic, memorable, well-written book.

5.0 out of 5 stars A joy for all readers...a very human narrative, February 18, 2010

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I found Norma's Voice to be a captivating and thought provoking book. I'm not transgender but felt connected to most of the stories and poems. The author has captured universal themes that examine what makes a person who they are and how to interact with a world that sees you differently than you see yourself.