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“I do not need to understand words to know he is disappointed I am not a boy. Some things need no translation. And I know, because my body remembers without benefit of words, that men who do not welcome girl-babies will not treasure me as I grow to woman - though he call me princess just because the Guru told him to. I have come so far, I have borne so much pain and emptiness! But men have not yet changed.”

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Book:What the Body Remembers
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What the Body Remembers

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Shauna Singh Baldwin
Shauna Singh Baldwin

Shauna Singh Baldwin is a Canadian-Indian novelist born in 1962. Her works often explore themes of gender, religion, and identity, and are well-received by readers. more

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