{"product_id":"the-third-person","title":"The Third Person by Grove, Emma","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA boldly drawn, unforgettable memoir about trauma and the barriers to gender affirming health care\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the winter of 2004, a shy woman named Emma sits in Toby's office. She wants to share this wonderful new book she's reading, but Toby, her therapist, is concerned with other things. Emma is transgender, and has sought out Toby for approval for hormone replacement therapy. Emma has shown up at the therapy sessions as an outgoing, confident young woman named Katina, and a depressed, submissive workaholic named Ed. She has little or no memory of her actions when presenting as these other two people. And then Toby asks about her childhood . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the story unfolds, we discover clues to Emma's troubled past and how and why these other two people may have come into existence. As Toby juggles treating three separate people, each with their own unique personalities and memories, he begins to wonder if Emma is merely acting out to get attention, or if she actually has Dissociative Identity Disorder. Is she just a troubled woman in need of help? And is \"the third person\" in her brain protecting her, or derailing her chances of ever finding peace? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Third Person \u003c\/i\u003eis a riveting memoir from newcomer Emma Grove. Drawn in thick, emotive lines, with the refined style of a comics vet, Grove has created a singular, gripping depiction of the intersection of identities and trauma. \u003ci\u003eThe Third Person\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the importance of having the space to heal and live authentically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Grove\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 2.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770466159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2022 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2022","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43657447604377,"sku":"9781770466159","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_7287d080-8f41-41f9-bb57-5b121e2aac44.jpg?v=1724530264","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-third-person","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}