Love & Estrogen

The Real Thing collection

By: Samantha Allen

Narrated by: Samantha Allen

In this unforgettable meet-cute, Samantha Allen traces her story of self-discovery during gender transition and the life-altering partnership that began with a simple hello in an elevator.

Feeling “unfinished” at the liminal age of twenty-six, the author had already accumulated decades of emotional baggage growing up in a Mormon family and living with gender dysphoria. When she met Corey midtransition, she felt even more like an awkward shape-shifter. Now Samantha shares how taking a chance on that fortuitous encounter meant having the courage to be herself.

Love & Estrogen is part of The Real Thing, a collection of moving, hilarious, and big-hearted essays on the modern realities of friendship, romance, commitment, and love, with art by Geoff McFetridge. Each story can be read—or listened to—in a single sitting.

©2018 Samantha Allen (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

beautiful

I enjoyed listening. my heart cried for her and filled with joy when everything went well. this emotional roller coaster brought me to realize that my world needed expanding. thank you for sharing your beautiful story with everyone

Learned so much and smiled frequently.

Joyful and educational. Brilliantly drawn. A complex, deeply personal experience presented with candor and relatable humanity.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book

This gave me such an insight to the bottom surgery and what other women go through. I wish I would have discovered this book at the start of my own journey.

Brilliant!

I think EVERYONE should read this book. Please Samantha Allen, write more!!!!! Your journey and love story will educate the masses.

Killing me softly

Killing me softly with her words is what this felt like. The audio was very effectively enjoyable. The story ended way too soon because as I was just getting into it the story was over. Delicately written and oh so enjoyable!