Alan Maitland is a successful businessman on his way up the corporate ladder. Life is good, but life is also full of the unexpected. A scientific experiment goes awry and Alan’s mind is transferred to the body of Hana Toussaint, a high-class escort. Suddenly, he must not only contend with a new identity, but with the eye-opening experience of living as a female: how to walk in high heels without … without falling; how to put on a bra without dislocating a shoulder; how to deal with makeup without poking out an eye; and how to get along in a society which in many ways is still male-dominated.
When Alan discovers that Hana has taken over his body, the two of them must work together to find the scientist who can reverse the experiment and give them back their respective lives. Along the way, they must cope with living as each other and learn what it’s like to be a member of the opposite sex. And as their adventure goes on, Alan the woman must figure out his growing feelings for Hana the man.
Alan faces the biggest challenge of his life which Hana sums up with one decisive question:
“Are you man enough to be a woman?”
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An absolutely amazing idea, completely impossible scientifically but a great philosophical question. The idea was handled as a humorous desperation of those involved, Hana and Alan. Their identities are switched during a neurophysiological experiment they both volunteered for and they both have to learn to exist as each other. Alan is totally amazed at having boobs and Hana is extatically happy at having a penis. Well, one can imagine that apart from the different skill sets they possess, their lives are intertwined in an irrevocable manner. Neither can really exist without the other. They develop a uniquely close bond that neither wants to break, yet they must seek out the doctor and find a way to somehow reverse the experiment that had gone so wrong. They both learn some valuable lessons about the opposite sex and apart from Alan learning to walk in high heels and Hanna learns to appreciate the challenge of successfully aiming for the toilet, they both learn some deep perspectives about the wiring of the opposite sex. There were some really inspirational philosophical ideas dissected about our society that had a lot of merit. They become more than soul mates, through being part of each other. Through some hair-raising obstacles, our heroes still get a chance for a HEA. This book was a unique experience and one which I will read again. I think we could all do with a little time in someone else’s skin to appreciate our unique differences and achieve a better appreciation and understanding of the opposite sex.
Good editing and proofreading enhanced the presentation.
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An awesome take on body swapping! I have watched numerous cartoons (Jimmy Neutron is an example) and read Freaky Friday, and this is still a unique story. Lots of humor and a well-written, this is a must-read!
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I’m always intrigued when an author switches the bodies of a male and female to see if they do more than the standard things that other authors do. The blurb sounded like it was going to take a little more of a comedic approach, so when the beginning of the book started out with Alan finding himself on the giving end of something he as a hetro-male has always received I was on board to see what would happen next.
Once Alan figures out what’s happened he heads back to his place to see if the owner of the body he’s now hanging out in is at his place. He meets Hana and the two of them compare notes to try and figure out how the switch happened.
Once we meet Hana she pretty much dominates the story. We do get both POV’S but Hana’s voice is the more vocal and almost sermonizing of the two. While this book says that Hana is an escort, other than the first part of the book we only hear about it we never really see her or Alan who’s now in her body perform any of her services. We do get non-stop almost documentary style from Hana about how women are treated, the double standards that we face etc….When these two finally do have their moment it fades to black. So for all of the titillation that is implied this story could be rated PG13.
Maybe a different delivery of Hana’s very valid points may have endeared her more to me as it was I didn’t feel a connection to either of the characters. It was an ok read albeit with a lot of facts spewed at you that almost makes the content of the message lose it’s effect.
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5 Cranky Stars
This author fell right out of thin air and into my blogs message center… literally. Yes I’m laughing at my horrible joke but you would too if you read this book. Kudos to this man for forcing me to step out of my comfort zone to read something new and love every minute of it.
What if you woke from a sound sleep and realized very quickly you aren’t you anymore. Jolting awake half dressed as the opposite sex no less. Well, for Hanna and Alan this happened and they had to adapt rather quickly to the new ..erm…. hardware.
While this book was funny and far fetched it also had me thinking. Who hasn’t thought about being the opposite sex? I know I have, but this story delves into the psychological and physical challenges. It made this reader think of more than just the obvious. All I can say is, BUY THIS BOOK! You won’t be sorry. In fact you’ll probably thank me.