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A review by spiderfelt
Annabel by Kathleen Winter
5.0
There are so many ways to look at this book, it is difficult to decide which lens through which to examine it.
On the surface, it is a book about gender. On a deeper level, it is a book about identity. Influencing our identity are place, family and relationships, but in our core, we may need something that cannot be provided by the people or the place where we are born.
What moves us, and to whom are we responsible? How do we reconcile our desire to be fulfilled and still support those we love? When do we walk away from someone in pain, someone who needs us, for the sake of our own needs?
Kathleen Winters does not have all the answers, but she poses the questions in such a way that we can take the time to reflect on our experience.
On the surface, it is a book about gender. On a deeper level, it is a book about identity. Influencing our identity are place, family and relationships, but in our core, we may need something that cannot be provided by the people or the place where we are born.
What moves us, and to whom are we responsible? How do we reconcile our desire to be fulfilled and still support those we love? When do we walk away from someone in pain, someone who needs us, for the sake of our own needs?
Kathleen Winters does not have all the answers, but she poses the questions in such a way that we can take the time to reflect on our experience.