Kris, a 55-year old professor for pathology, has not lived out his clandestine transsexual proclivity except on sporadic occasions. Taking a sabbatical, he has been eagerly awaiting, he undergoes a routine medical check and is caught off guard by the devastating diagnosis of prostate cancer. Kris decides to go on a journey to figure out whether or not he wants to live his remaining life as a woman and how people will react on his coming out. On his trip, he is surprised by controversial experiences—most of all, when he obsessively falls in love with Chloé, a trans womanThe author (1951) was born in Freiburg, Germany. She is a medical doctor and published numerous scientific papers and book chapters. Treating and taking care of cancer patients for many years, provided her with insights into the peculiar problems and pitfalls of cancer treatment, and, above all, into the com- plexity of the human psyche. Since retirement she has mainly dedicated her efforts to her favorite activity, which is writing fiction.
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