Books like Annabel by Kathleen Winter
Wayne—known as Annabel—was born with both male and female characteristics but raised in a traditionally gendered way as a boy. Growing up in a close‑knit Newfoundland and Labrador community, he struggles with the expectations placed upon him and with the silence surrounding his intersex identity.
Deciding that the town’s narrow vision of gender will not allow him to live authentically, Wayne leaves for the city, where he confronts new challenges and possibilities while negotiating his sense of self.
Through psychological insight and quiet narrative, the novel examines how gender, culture, and personal freedom intersect in the lived experience of an intersex young person.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Transgender Fiction
Authors: Kathleen Winter
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