- Hardcover
- Publisher: John Blake (2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844542319
- ISBN-13: 978-1844542314
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.8 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 204,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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April Ashley was a "Vogue" model, the lady of the manor and a glamorous young woman, yet she was living with a secret that was to shake the world. She became the world's most famous transsexual when her secret was revealed in 1970. The revelation ruined her marriage to war hero Arthur Corbett and left her battling against prejudice in a time when gender operations were a taboo subject. Christened George Jamieson in 1935, she was one of nine children brought up by a drunk sailor. She felt disillusioned with her physical appearance and gender and soon suffered great self-loathing as she became withdrawn from her family. After a suicide attempt and electric shock treatment, she decided to go through with a sex-change operation. Since then, she has never looked back becoming a beautiful woman with a glamorous life. In the 1960s and 1970s, she was adored and her popularity was at an ultimate high. Having slept with an array of big names such as Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole and a one night stand with Michael Hutchence, April was much in demand. Indeed, although she agreed to be photographed by David Bailey yet refused to sit for Picasso and Dali as they were deemed too lecherous!
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One of my mother's favourite tricks was to pick me up by my ankles and hang my head on the ground like a workman with a pneumatic drill. Read the first page
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This was an excellent, straight from the heart and straight to the point novel. I think evryone should read this to develop a fuller understanding of not only transexualism, but also humanity. The contempt with which Ms Ashley (and everyone else on the sexual rainbow) was treated is horrendous. It must be awful to be born into the wrong body, but Ms Ashley's strength and determination are amazing. My only slight issue with the book, and it's only minor, is that Ms Ashley references Nadia winning Big Brother and comments on the burgeoning acceptance of transexuals these days. I felt a far more remarkable event which she did not mention was Dana International winning the Eurovision Song Contest. Here was a transexual being accepted on a pan-Continental scale. But as I say, a small grumble. Please read this book, and marvel at Ms Ashley's fabulousness!
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This looked like it was going to be an interesting read as it sounded like April ashley had led quite an interesting life.
Aswell as beginning with a very sketchy childhood however,the author then goes on to spend the rest of the book name droppng & boasting.I was so bored that i didnt even manage to finish it & i found April ashley very difficult to warm to.A real disappointment...
Aswell as beginning with a very sketchy childhood however,the author then goes on to spend the rest of the book name droppng & boasting.I was so bored that i didnt even manage to finish it & i found April ashley very difficult to warm to.A real disappointment...
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A very honest, and moving account about one person's journey to be herself.
Rags to riches, and gossip a plenty.
A book it's hard not to read right through.
Rags to riches, and gossip a plenty.
A book it's hard not to read right through.
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