{"product_id":"spy-daughter-queer-girl-leslie-absher-9781957607030","title":"Spy Daughter, Queer Girl: In Search of Truth and Acceptance in a Family of Secrets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Judy Grahn Award Finalist for Best Lesbian Nonfiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Leslie Absher, secrecy is just another member of the family. Throughout childhood, her father's shadowy government job was ill-defined, her mother's mental health stayed off limits--even her queer identity remained hidden from her family and unacknowledged by Leslie herself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn SPY DAUGHTER, QUEER GIRL, Absher pursues the truth: of her family, her identity, and her father's role in Greece's CIA-backed junta. As a guide, Absher brings readers to the shade of plane trees in Greece, to queer discos in Boston, and to tense diner meals with her aging CIA father. As a memoirist, Absher renders a lifetime of hazy, shapeshifting truths in high-definition vibrance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfused with a journalist's tenacity and a daughter's open heart, this book recounts a decades' long process of discovery and the reason why the facts should matter to us all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeslie Absher is a journalist and essayist. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Independent, Salon, Huffington Post, Ms., Greek Reporter, and the San Francisco Chronicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The fierceness of Absher's courageous quest to learn the gut-wrenching truths of her father's obfuscations parallels her search for her own truths in struggling to know herself as a gay woman....This book is a treasure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Kathryn Watterson, author of \u003cem\u003eWomen in Prison, Not by the Sword, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e I Hear My People Singing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A riveting examination of identity and how the people who raise us make us-and how we all must continually remake ourselves. A moving portrait of a father-daughter relationship defined by secrets so big they spanned continents. Absher writes with heart, humor, and the grace that comes with forgiveness-the ultimate mission impossible.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Jessica Pearce Rotondi, author of \u003cem\u003eWhat We Inherit: A Secret War and a Family's Search for Answers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Leslie tells her story with soul-searing honesty, plenty of self-deprecation and humour. In working through her own story, confronting her difficult past, she's revealed the human damage - most often to innocents - inflicted by the espionage \"game\" played out on the global chessboard.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Ian Callaghan, producer of the Audible Original series \u003cem\u003eMy Dad the Spy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"A gut-wrenching portrait of a daughter in search of her father's love, affection and attention, with Greece as a backdrop and the CIA always in the shadows. It is a cautionary tale about the effects of parental neglect, and ultimately a long overdue and touching reconciliation between father and daughter.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Marc Polymeropoulos, former CIA senior intelligence officer and author of \u003cem\u003eClarity in Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Absher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957607033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957607030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Latah Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Leslie Absher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078269038847,"sku":"9781957607030","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20e806d0-c073-49d1-a6f9-b3e4b7b7ab5b.jpg?v=1685474521","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spy-daughter-queer-girl-leslie-absher-9781957607030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}