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  Cactus Country, Zoë Bossiere
  Abrams Press, 9781419773181, May 14, 2024 (Non-Fiction)
  

  “Cactus Country is all about landscape: of Arizona and the hot desert, of childhood and its constant developments, of gender and its fluidity. Zoë Bossiere is sharing a much-needed story of a childhood outside of the gender binary in a world built to misunderstand. Bossiere astutely and tenderly dives into hard to talk about topics — masculinity, assault, mental health, poverty, transphobia, and so much more. You'll fall so easily into Bossiere’s writing and you won't turn away when things get hard — Zoë is there to gently guide you through the path forward.”

  —Frances Metzger, Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT
  
  

  “Cactus Country is a lucid and tender coming-of-age memoir of class and gender expression. With an enjoyable ease, Zoë Bossiere vividly paints the Tucson desert, the colorful residents of the trailer park which gives the memoir its title, and the search for understanding and acceptance. Explores a young person’s gender journey without prescriptiveness, but rather sensitivity and care.”

  —Luis Correa, Avid Bookshop, Athens, GA
  

  “Cactus Country is a captivating memoir of growing up trans in a cisgender world. Set outside of Tucson, AZ, Zoë Bossiere takes us on a journey of self-discovery amidst gendered expectations, violence, and class struggles. This is a life story that anyone fighting to be themselves can resonate with.”

  —Devon Overley, Loganberry Books, Shaker Heights, OH