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Leslie Absher is a journalist and personal essay writer. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Salon, Ms., Greek Reporter, the Independent, the San Francisco Chronicle and elsewhere. She is a regular contributor to Ms. magazine online and also contributes regularly to the Global Reports section of the print edition of Ms.

Her father joined the CIA before she was born. When she was a baby, her family moved to Athens, Greece. Just in time for a coup. She spent years trying to learn what her Cold War father’s role was in that event. Her memoir Spy Daughter, Queer Girl is about growing up with a spy and the cost of keeping secrets.

She received a master’s in education from Harvard, taught G.E.D. to high ...more

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	Spy Daughter, Queer Girl: In Search of Truth and Acceptance in a Family of Secrets 4.37 avg rating — 95 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Leslie Absher made a comment on Betsy’s review of Spy Daughter, Queer Girl: In Search of Truth and Acceptance in a Family of Secrets " Hi Betsy! I just came across your comment. Thanks for reading Spy Daughter and for jotting down your thoughts. Much appreciated. Btw I'm at work on a ...more "
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Leslie Absher liked Betsy's review of Spy Daughter, Queer Girl: In Search of Truth and Acceptance in a Family of Secrets: "3.5 stars. Read this for the plot (I love anything spy-related) but stayed for the author’s relentless quest to connect with an unemotionally unavailable parent, which I deeply relate to. She never found all of the answers she wanted, but learned to " Read more of this review »
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Leslie Absher liked Isotta Peira's review of Spy Daughter, Queer Girl: In Search of Truth and Acceptance in a Family of Secrets: "My wife and I met the author in October 2022 at the book presentation in San Francisco, and we decided to buy it. I’m happy we did it! I found the story and the style very engaging. "
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Leslie Absher and 1 other person liked jeanne kubrin's review of Spy Daughter, Queer Girl: In Search of Truth and Acceptance in a Family of Secrets: "Curiosity prompted this read This was an interesting story. A young gay girl struggling through adolescence and growing up with a Dad who kept his distance. He was a CIA operative so could not share most of his daily life. After reading this book- I w" Read more of this review »
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Leslie Absher made a comment on fish cat’s review of Spy Daughter, Queer Girl: In Search of Truth and Acceptance in a Family of Secrets " Hey! Thanks for reading. Your comment is why I wrote my book. Thanks for sharing. Means a lot. "
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