Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 I always knew I was a girl with certainty, but I had to sacrifice this certainty in order to stand firmly in the murkiness of my shifting self-truths. #2 I first valued Marilyn, who lived in the same housing complex as my grandmother, in kindergarten. We had many things in common, and I trusted her completely. #3 I loved visiting Grandma Pearl, the first woman who made an impression on me. She was tough, but made me feel there was no other place I should be but in her apartment. #4 I was always afraid of Grandma, but I loved her. She was the only person who ever reprimanded me for being feminine, and I learned from her that my desires were wrong and inappropriate

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