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A change for good / John Thorp.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Cape Catley, 2006.Description: 183 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 1877340073
  • 9781877340079
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 306.768 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ77.8.T56 A3 2006
Summary: Research scientist John Thorp began life with the outward appearance of a female but with the mind and spirit of a male. With puberty came increasing confusion and distress. Although graduating MSc and then PhD and lecturing in chemistry at Guy's Hospital Medical School, the young Josephine (Jo) Thorp faced derision and isolation from society. The story, candid and often funny as well as piercingly sad, overwelmingly shows that what is not understood is so often feared and mocked.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 306.768 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00432666

At head of cover title: When she became he.

"The book that challenges everyone's prejudices"--Cover.

Research scientist John Thorp began life with the outward appearance of a female but with the mind and spirit of a male. With puberty came increasing confusion and distress. Although graduating MSc and then PhD and lecturing in chemistry at Guy's Hospital Medical School, the young Josephine (Jo) Thorp faced derision and isolation from society. The story, candid and often funny as well as piercingly sad, overwelmingly shows that what is not understood is so often feared and mocked.

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