Queer Book Club: Faltas

In these hilarious and heartbreaking letters, Cecilia Gentili reinvents the trans memoir, putting the confession squarely between the writer and her enemies, paramours and friends.

Writing to childhood figures such as her rapist’s daughter, her father’s mistress, her best friend, and her mother, Gentili probes deeply into the bitter cruelty, buried secrets, and delicious gossip of a small town.

Is she here for revenge, or forgiveness? Both! And more! A story of sex, theft, M**der, motherhood, and outrageous fashion choices, Faltas is a beautiful, messy meditation on what it takes to heal, and even grow.

ABOUT CECILIA GENTILI

Originally from Argentina, Cecilia Gentili came to the USA pursuing a safer life as a transgender woman. She lived undocumented for 10 years, hustling doing sex work which came with drug use. After surviving arrests and an immigration detention, she accessed recovery services and won asylum. She subsequently served as Director of Policy at Gay Men’s Health Crisis and founded Transgender Equity Consulting, which works to ensure all people living on the margins receive dignity and respect. A storyteller and actress, Cecilia has appeared in FX's Pose and her own one-woman show.
Accessibility info:
Parking and bathrooms nearby. No ramp access to shop. Small set of steps to entrance. Call ahead to see if bookclub will be outdoors or indoors. If outdoors, noise may be loud / close to road.

Host or Publisher Bethel CT Pride