""I have a dad who is a woman, much like me, but with better legs." Growing up, Noelle Howey hardly spoke to her distant, bad-tempered father. "After coming home, he'd mix up a twelve-consonant vodka and orange juice and then sleep, watch TV, drink, and sleep again. Occasionally, he'd shake up the routine by eating a salad."
Instead, Noelle drew all her comfort from her wonderful, tomboyish mother. Then, when she reached 14, Noelle finally discovered her father's secret: Dick Howey liked to wear women's clothing. In fact, he wanted to be a woman. For years Dick had hidden his true nature behind a brusque, masculine persona. With his secret out, everything changed. Noelle, used to being ignored, now has to deal with a father who wants to be involved in her life. Hard enough to get used to, but even worse, because of her father's hormone treatment, they're going through adolescence together.
