Torrey Peters’ debut novel Detransition, Baby, which was published in the UK in January, has already received widespread critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic for its narrative, characterisation and fearless themes typically unexplored in mainstream fiction.
With its provocative title, the novel tells the story of Reese, a thirtysomething trans woman living in Brooklyn, New York, who is randomly contacted by her ex, Ames. Ames was once Amy, another trans woman, and Reese’s girlfriend, but after a traumatic incident Amy detransitioned and went back to living as a man named Ames. Ames has now got his cisgender boss, Katrina – with whom he’s been having an affair – pregnant, and he contacts Reese to see if she would be interested in the three of them raising the baby…
