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‘I do not wish to be a woman.’
‘My dear. I’m afraid we none of us has the choice.’
‘I do not wish to be a lady, then.’
‘I cannot blame you.’
Fayne, a vast and lonely estate, lies to the misty southern border of Scotland, ruled
by the Lord Henry Bell, Seventeenth Baron of the DC de Fayne, Peer of Her Majes-
ty’s Realm of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
In Fayne we meet a trans character coming to terms with frustratingly arbitrary
dichotomies in the world. The mysterious Lord Bell keeps to his rooms by day,
appearing briefly at night to dote over his beloved and peculiarly gifted child. But
even with all her gifts – intelligence, wit and strength of character – can Charlotte
overcome the violently strict boundaries of contemporary society and establish her
own place in the world?
Ann-Marie MacDonald is a novelist, playwright and actress. She was born in the
former West Germany. After studying at the National Theatre School in Montreal, she
moved to Toronto where she distinguished herself as an actress. Her first play won the
Governor General’s Award, the Chalmers Award and the Canadian Authors’ Associa-
tion Award.
In 1996, her first novel Fall on Your Knees became an international bestseller, was
translated into nineteen languages and sold three million copies. It won the Common-
wealth Prize for Best First Fiction, the People’s Choice Award and the Libris Award. In
2002, she achieved recognition by being chosen by Oprah’s Book Club. In 2003, The
Way the Crow Flies appeared, and in 2014, Adult Onset, both of which also enjoyed
immense international success.
