Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters's bold, funny and tender novel about three people, a surprise pregnancy, and the question of what it means to make a family. A landmark of contemporary trans fiction.

At a glance Three adults, none of whom fit the tidy scripts of parenthood, find their lives knotted… What it's about Reese is a trans woman who has always wanted to be a mother. Her former partner Ames, who once lived as Amy and has since detransitioned, has… When Ames suggests that the three of them might raise the baby as an unconventional…

Reese is a trans woman who has always wanted to be a mother. Her former partner Ames, who once lived as Amy and has since detransitioned, has accidentally gotten his boss and lover Katrina pregnant.