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Dress Codes
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Throughout her childhood in
suburban Ohio, Noelle struggled to gain love and affection from her
distant father. In compensating for her father’s brusqueness, Noelle
idolized her nurturing tomboy mother and her conservative grandma who
tried to turn her into “a little lady.” At age fourteen, Noelle’s mom
told her the family secret: “Dad likes to wear women’s clothes.” As
Noelle copes with a turbulent adolescence, her father begins to
metamorphose into the loving parent she had always longed for—only now
outfitted in pedal pushers and pink lipstick.
Praise
“A profoundly affecting
account of her father’s long road to self-realization and a meditation
on what it means to be female.”—San Francisco Chronicle Book
Review
“[Howey]
never loses her sense of humor.... A clever writer, Howey takes this
incredible material and creates a witty, warm, life-affirming memoir.”—The
Washington Post Book World
“Howey’s
voice is chatty and clear, sassy at times, with all the aplomb of
somebody used to explaining an unusual family structure. Dress Codes
is a mix of contemporary references and timeless emotion.”—The
Oregonian (Portland)
“It’s
hard to imagine any memoir of recent years that better exemplifies
‘family values’—in the form of openness, love, and the sharing of
intimacies.”—Salon.com
“This memoir is told with an
honesty and tenderness that truly sets it apart from other tell-all
tales.”—Elle
About the Author(s)Noelle Howey lives with
her husband and daughter in Cleveland, Ohio. |
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