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Usher Syndrome (Becoming Agie (1)) [Kindle Edition]

Grigory Ryzhakov (Author), Stephanie Dagg (Editor)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Praise for “Usher Syndrome”

“I read it furiously in one sitting and then went back and read it again... I am a huge fan!” Thomas McDermott, Author of Immortal Beauty

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Love makes us blind, but can it cure physical blindness?

Agie used to be a man. Now she has opened her heart to someone who would accept her for what she is. But her destiny has other plans and Agie has to fight for her love in the most challenging and unexpected way.

This short novella, warmly received by the readers, contains themes of love, friendship, betrayal, self-identity, gender and even cutting-edge gene therapy.

The book was adapted to stage and the "Usher" play had a successful run at Baron's Court Theatre in West London in 2010.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 170 KB
  • Print Length: 27 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Grigory Ryzhakov; 1 edition (8 April 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007SOS76U
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #360,028 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4.0 out of 5 stars BOOK REVIEW 17 July 2012
By kergra
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a touching tale of love, and tragic friendship. It moves between hope and despair through the mediums of medical research and transsexual thoughts and feelings.

Agie meets Ben and Marina, changing all their lives forever. The story gently builds into transsexual concerns and from there to illness and loss. It may be short but Usher Syndrome will leave you thinking.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely read it. 4 May 2012
By ChateauCambs
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Since finishing the story almost a week ago I have had a lot of thoughts about it. It is a short story but a story which is not empty as it gives you further food for thought.
I would definitely recommend you this young and talented author.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Progressive and provocative. 12 April 2012
By FILC
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Colleagues at my workplace went to see the theatrical adaptation of this `Usher Syndrome'. It is a fairly fast-paced short story that drags the reader from Russian literature to gene therapy, with detours through religion, although it never strays far from identity politics. At one point the protagonist, a scientist, single-handedly publishes the results of a few month's work in a prestigious scientific journal which, for me, places this story firmly in the genre of speculative fiction. The apparent shifts in narrative point of view, from character to character, tend to emulate the changing perspectives of the characters as they learn more about each other and their hidden motives. The revelation at the climax made me re-read it as soon as I finished. I'm not sure if the title page, which can be read 'Usher syndrome' or 'Us (and) Her syndrome', is an intentional allusion to an developing theme in the story, or if it is just a coincidence.
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