Description
'I want what I want ... not what other people think I ought to want' Roy Clark insists to all those who attempt to help him: to the psychiatrist at the mental hospital in which he briefly finds himself; to his baffled but affectionate sister, whose clothes he has stolen; to his father, who is appalled that he has produced such a son.
For Roy Clark wants to be Wendy Ross. When a small legacy enables him - not to have the operation on which he has set his heart - but at least to dress and live his life as a woman, he feels brilliantly alive for the first time. But then he meets a man called Frank and, realising he can't live without love, the stage is set for tragedy.
I Want What I Want is an extraordinary portrait of a young man struggling with his gender identity. Devastating and deeply moving, it is a modern classic and was made into a film by the same title starring Anne Heywood.
About the Author
Geoff Brown was born in Bridlington in Yorkshire in 1932. His novel I Want What I Want was published in 1966 and was made into a film starring Anne Heywood.
Book Information
ISBN 9781474609333
Author Geoff Brown
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 226g
Dimensions(mm) 133mm * 199mm * 17mm
