Charlie/Charlene lives life under cover as a hairdresser in the mid-20th-century small town of Heaven, Indiana. Life gets even more complicated when s/he realizes s/he has fallen in love with Minnie, a loyal customer who has no idea Charlene is also Charlie. "Earth As It Is is a heartfelt story about an extraordinary life . . . Both loving and heartbreaking, Earth As It Is lends a new perspective to an ongoing dialogue." (ForeWord Reviews)

Award(s)

Great Midwest Book Festival 2017 Fiction and Grand Prize winner. and Kirkus Best Indie Books 2017

Book Website

https://www.amazon.com/Earth-As-Break-Away-Books/dp/0253024048/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1516725189&sr=8-1&keywords=earth+as+it+is+jan+maher

Contributor(s)

Jan Maher

Publisher

Indiana University Press

ISBN-13

978-0-253-02404-6

Publication Date

Jan 31, 2017

Pages

276

Price

$20.00

Tags

#LGBTQ

#literary

Our Review

Both loving and heartbreaking, Earth As It Is lends a new perspective to an ongoing dialogue. Jan Maher’s Earth As It Is is a heartfelt story about an extraordinary life. Charlie is a heterosexual man who grows up wanting to wear women’s clothing.The novel traces his journey from a childhood... Read More