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  • Love & Estrogen

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  • By: Samantha Allen
  • Narrated by: Samantha Allen
  • Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (383 ratings)

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Love & Estrogen

By: Samantha Allen
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Publisher's summary

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. Each story can be listened to in a single sitting.

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

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Learned so much and smiled frequently.

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

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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.

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Brilliant!

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

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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!

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That's number two in the marathon!

I'm still at work, by the way. That's two Samantha Allen books in one shift! (the first was M to (WT)F.) I still find your voice soothing, and I love learning about how you've grown as a woman and a transsapphic, despite being a cis lesbian myself, I love and support my trans sisters (and brothers). I find your book so informative and I'm so glad you've made It!

To anyone reading this review:
You. Are. Valid. Much Love~

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Wow !

I had no idea what this was about But once I started I couldn't stop listening. Being gay myself I never accounted the depth of a trans emotional relationship with others. This was very enlightening for me.

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A Beautiful Book!!

Beautifully written and read, this story educated, informed and entertained me. I thought I knew a lot about the transgender experience, but no I had a lot to learn. I’m grateful to this author for what she shared, and how she shared it!

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Tender and Honest

There's some repetition between this little memoir and the other one I just listened to by the same author. But they are both honest, informative, tender, and sweet.

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Wholesome love story

I have found myself completely enthralled in Samantha's story I've spent hours listening to her previous book and this one and don't regret it for a second thank you for opening my eyes to what it means to be a woman. 😻

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