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Preconceptions

A Memoir

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Preconceptions

By: Joanne Spataro
Narrated by: Joanne Spataro, Jonathan Hadley, Lara Americo, Fitz Bailey
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As a gay person, Joanne dreamed of falling in love and having a child. This seemed impossible - until she swiped right on Lara. From their first date on, Joanne knew Lara was the one - kind, caring, and wanting to have a child together someday.

Two years later, Lara, a transgender woman, told Joanne, a cisgender woman, that if they wanted to try having a biological child, it was now or never. Despite the physical and mental obstacles, the couple embarked on a conception journey that would take their bond to the brink.

Told with humor and heart, Preconceptions is the story of how, against all odds, two people realized their dream of becoming a party of three.

©2021 Joanne Spataro (P)2021 Audible Originals Biographies & Memoirs LGBTQIA+ Creators LGBTQIA+ Essentials Memoir Witty Heartfelt Inspiring Dream

Interview: Joanne Spataro Dismantles the 'Preconceptions' of Conception: A GLAAD x Audible Interview Series

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About the Creator and Performer

Joanne Spataro is an author, ghostwriter, and writing teacher living in New York City. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, Vice, and The Huffington Post. Her essay, "Rallying for Regular Lives in North Carolina," appeared in We Are Not This, a book featuring 12 writers with ties to North Carolina. Sales of the book were donated to LGBTQ charities in Charlotte and North Carolina as a response to the NC General Assembly’s passage of HB2. She is also the founder of Memoirish, a quarterly program that helps new and seasoned writers find their voice through class feedback and writing prompts.
Joanne’s memoir, Preconceptions, is her first memoir.

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It’s a love story wrapped in rapturous heartbreak. It’s a hurricane that although not welcomed, solidified a foundation. A castle built brick by brick.

If I could give more than 5 stars I would! Just a beautiful articulation of a life being lived.

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Preconceptions by Joanne Spataro tells an intimate, unique love story that defies all expectations of what a love story should be. By detailing her journey down a path of her own trailblazing, the author connects with thoughts and feelings we’ve all had at some point. Self-doubt, self-worth, striving to meet expectations, and realizing the expectations we have of others can be both helpful and hurtful. Above all Preconceptions is about standing fully in who you are, even through the most difficult and magical times.

A Triumph

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The emotions spilled out were at times heart-breaking.

I loved that I could picture some places as I lived in Charlotte, NC for 17 years, having just moved west.

My heart hurt.

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Thank you for sharing your story! Wishing you and Laura and BB the best!

Incredible

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Very entertaining and funny and easy to listen audible. I Enjoyed every minute of it. Can’t wait for what’s next !!

LOVED IT.

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