Author: Amanda Jette Knox (they/them)
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Review by: Giselle Bloch (she/her), Pflag Parent [updated November 2022]
I couldn’t put down Love Lives Here, so I read it twice! This book is more than just a story about a family navigating gender identity and sexuality. Love Lives Here is about love and support, about kindness and compassion, and about respect and resilience.
In this heartwarming, brutally honest and humorous narrative, Amanda (who, since publication, has come to recognize that they are nonbinary) courageously shares their family’s transition from a mom, a dad and three boys to a completely different and wonderful family dynamic. In the book, Amanda exposes their deepest thoughts and vulnerabilities after their child and later their wife both declare their trans identities.
Once Amanda realizes that this is about their daughter and wife and not about Amanda themself, they take us for a tumultuous and often hilarious ride through their own discoveries, experiences and understanding as the story unfolded.
Whether you want to learn more about how to support a transgender loved one, or if you’re looking for a story you’ll want to read over and over, or if you’ve ever faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles in life, or if you want to know the power of unconditional love, Love Lives Here is the book for you!
