The Hard Way

by Tanya Allan

When teenagers are supposed to be having fun, young Kyle Manning lives with a problem that seeks to take over his waking hours. His Friend Sally is a girl who is attracted to Kyle but is at a loss to know why he doesn’t seem to notice her.

Fed up with not knowing what his problem is, she confronts him and is astounded when he confesses his inner turmoil.Completely unaware that Kyle has always felt he should have been a girl, Sally rises to the challenge and begins to help Kyle become the person he always wanted to be.

Fearing the reaction of family, friends and the world at large, Sally devises a cunning plan for Kyle to become his Swedish cousin, Kayla. But Kayla is everything the shy and retiring Kyle is not, and not unreasonably, she begins to be noticed... by just about everyone.

They have no alternative to bring his parents in on the act, and they in turn draw in an unexpected ally in the form of the school's headmaster.

Then things get very complicated.

A gentle tale of yearning, discovery and love.

181 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 16, 2011

About the author

Tanya Allan is a prolific writer of various works, including novels, short stories and poetry. Some of her work, relating to transgender issues, may be familiar to those who feel that perhaps life would have been easier had they been born with a body and mind of the same gender. She is in the process of publishing all other work under the same name.

Tanya is now settled in the southern half of the United Kingdom (sometimes known as England). Born and educated in Scotland, and having experienced well over a half-century of life, in a myriad of guises, mostly involved keeping the realm safe and secure from enemies, both domestic and foreign, Tanya has a more sedate life now, concentrating on grandchildren, dogs, travel and writing.