Dress Codes: A Story Of Three Girlhoods: My Mother's, My Fathers & Mine

'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, at fourteen, Noelle finally discovers her father's secret: Dick Howey likes to wear women's clothing. In fact, he wants to be a woman. With his secret out, everything changes. Noelle, used to being ignored, has to deal with a father who suddenly wants to be involved in her life. Even worse, because of his hormone treatment, father and daughter are going through adolescence together . . .