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On the Road-Again #4
On the Road—Again: Part Four
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Part Four continues the next few years in the life of Suzie Fairchild, formerly Stuart Fairchild, guitar goddess, international model, authoress … and daughter. Suzie plays with some of the biggest musicians in the world, yet is it enough for her? With all that she’s done, with all that she can do, what does Suzie want to do?
Part Four continues the next few years in the life of Suzie Fairchild, formerly Stuart Fairchild, guitar goddess, international model, authoress … and daughter. Suzie plays with some of the biggest musicians in the world, yet is it enough for her? With all that she’s done, with all that she can do, what does Suzie want to do?
- GenresTransgender
259 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 20, 2011
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About the author
Karin Bishop
37 books63 followersI started writing as a child, and won my first national writing award in sixth grade. I edited and wrote for my high school and college creative writing magazines, but then life got in the way and didn’t write fiction for years—I wrote for hire. Magazine articles (in music and travel), advertising copy, corporate newsletters and software manuals paid the bills. I have always been interested in the discovery of a person’s true nature and sexual identity, and began exploring different literary genres and structures to tell those important stories.
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June 12, 2023
Review: On The Road Again by Karin Bishop
my rating:4.5 of 5 stars
This is by far the best and most realistic of the four books in every respect, so here’s my reason for withholding half a star:
I was born a boy and started transitioning in 1983, so I’ve been on female Hormones for more or less forty years and guess what, I’m still sexually into females, which isn’t all that astonishing according to a recent worldwide Survey. Of all the people who said they identify as in the trans section of the LGBTQ+ spectrum, only 19% say they turned out heterosexual in the physical gender they aspired to achieve. That’s hardly a fifth and puts very much into doubt all those stories, in which a male to female trans person always turns out being into men. The question is WHY?
That’s half the reason. Here’s the other half:
In this volume Suzie Fairchild acquires an astonishing amount of business sense as well as quite some maturity as an assertive, yet sensitive and loving woman. She is going far beyond best female friends with Halla and so does she. Having received and accepted the apartment from her – if I had been the editor - I’d suggested to Karin, since there is already the warning from Monica, that Suzie tells Halla about Destiny Suzanne Weston, the jazz singer and her alter egoand her plans, offers her to start a production company together with her and to move in together, to see where that might lead As neither Suzie nor Destiny are well and truly sure of their sexual orientation, because of the missing teenage puberty as a girl.
Another point of discontent is the fact, that Destiny is so intensely decided to erase Suzie completely from her past. That certainly is not a healthy obsession. Suzie Fairchild is a very important part of her development into a woman. As the clever business woman she has become the solution I suggest would be to sell all Suzie’s rights and intellectual property to Destiny and Halla’s production company. That way it would be no problem to go to book signings or publishing Suzie’s photo’s and/or books and not really establish anything but a completely professional acquisition and in no way indicate any physical identity between Suzie Fairchild (who could vanish as a person nevertheless) and Destiny Suzanne Weston, whose new Stepfather has already pretty much erased any traces of Stuart from all records. That then would have still left two developments open to exploration:
1) Destiny and Halla develop their relationship further than just a professional partnership, which could also free Halla from her families’ clutches, or
2) a deep friendship between a lesbian Halla and a heterosexual Destiny, who goes on to explore her sexuality and finds out, why she always falls for men, who give her reasons to think the relationship cannot go anywhere anyway, what might point in the direction of counselling. Then she might be able to own her past as Stuart and still play around with her sexual orientation. In my opinion trying to erase an important part of your development in real life can only lead to regret, unhappiness and psychological problems, depression, even.
Other than that I think volume four is by far the best book of this series and well worth reading.
my rating:4.5 of 5 stars
This is by far the best and most realistic of the four books in every respect, so here’s my reason for withholding half a star:
I was born a boy and started transitioning in 1983, so I’ve been on female Hormones for more or less forty years and guess what, I’m still sexually into females, which isn’t all that astonishing according to a recent worldwide Survey. Of all the people who said they identify as in the trans section of the LGBTQ+ spectrum, only 19% say they turned out heterosexual in the physical gender they aspired to achieve. That’s hardly a fifth and puts very much into doubt all those stories, in which a male to female trans person always turns out being into men. The question is WHY?
That’s half the reason. Here’s the other half:
In this volume Suzie Fairchild acquires an astonishing amount of business sense as well as quite some maturity as an assertive, yet sensitive and loving woman. She is going far beyond best female friends with Halla and so does she. Having received and accepted the apartment from her – if I had been the editor - I’d suggested to Karin, since there is already the warning from Monica, that Suzie tells Halla about Destiny Suzanne Weston, the jazz singer and her alter egoand her plans, offers her to start a production company together with her and to move in together, to see where that might lead As neither Suzie nor Destiny are well and truly sure of their sexual orientation, because of the missing teenage puberty as a girl.
Another point of discontent is the fact, that Destiny is so intensely decided to erase Suzie completely from her past. That certainly is not a healthy obsession. Suzie Fairchild is a very important part of her development into a woman. As the clever business woman she has become the solution I suggest would be to sell all Suzie’s rights and intellectual property to Destiny and Halla’s production company. That way it would be no problem to go to book signings or publishing Suzie’s photo’s and/or books and not really establish anything but a completely professional acquisition and in no way indicate any physical identity between Suzie Fairchild (who could vanish as a person nevertheless) and Destiny Suzanne Weston, whose new Stepfather has already pretty much erased any traces of Stuart from all records. That then would have still left two developments open to exploration:
1) Destiny and Halla develop their relationship further than just a professional partnership, which could also free Halla from her families’ clutches, or
2) a deep friendship between a lesbian Halla and a heterosexual Destiny, who goes on to explore her sexuality and finds out, why she always falls for men, who give her reasons to think the relationship cannot go anywhere anyway, what might point in the direction of counselling. Then she might be able to own her past as Stuart and still play around with her sexual orientation. In my opinion trying to erase an important part of your development in real life can only lead to regret, unhappiness and psychological problems, depression, even.
Other than that I think volume four is by far the best book of this series and well worth reading.
September 12, 2023
The Road, Waiting and a bit of Gospel
I have only read this series and another book by Karin Bishop and initially they were a carbon-copy. I.e. the first basics of the books (Fashion class and On the road.
Thankfully On the Road took on a life on its own at least after the first part and, although, fantastic and fantastically unlikely in all the abilities and opportunities for Suzie. It makes for a good reading with highs and lows.
I would recommend reading the books if you like happyish endings and only slightly fantastical transformations.
I have only read this series and another book by Karin Bishop and initially they were a carbon-copy. I.e. the first basics of the books (Fashion class and On the road.
Thankfully On the Road took on a life on its own at least after the first part and, although, fantastic and fantastically unlikely in all the abilities and opportunities for Suzie. It makes for a good reading with highs and lows.
I would recommend reading the books if you like happyish endings and only slightly fantastical transformations.
November 28, 2019
On the Road - the end
I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed this wonderful series of books. I have now read nearly all of Karins books to date and I have to say I was totally engrossed with on the road reading the whole series in just over a week . Thanks again Karin you are an amazing author and person.
I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed this wonderful series of books. I have now read nearly all of Karins books to date and I have to say I was totally engrossed with on the road reading the whole series in just over a week . Thanks again Karin you are an amazing author and person.
June 3, 2020
A Must Read
The whole series Absolutely fantastic! Could not put it down. Witty, intelligent, fast moving, and full of music history. This book is fun to read and will make you, laugh, cry, ponder, and reflect. About the when you think you know what will happen next, the story turns to delightful new direction. Well done!
The whole series Absolutely fantastic! Could not put it down. Witty, intelligent, fast moving, and full of music history. This book is fun to read and will make you, laugh, cry, ponder, and reflect. About the when you think you know what will happen next, the story turns to delightful new direction. Well done!
September 30, 2020
OMG! I want to BE this woman!
I read this whole series, four books, in four days. I couldn’t put it down! The love, empathy, intelligence, courage, understanding, discipline, and total lack of ego, that is encompassed in this woman. Makes me want to be a better person. —grace
I read this whole series, four books, in four days. I couldn’t put it down! The love, empathy, intelligence, courage, understanding, discipline, and total lack of ego, that is encompassed in this woman. Makes me want to be a better person. —grace
November 25, 2021
What a great series. Lots of surprises and twist in the story. Found myself wanting suzie to go a different path multiple times in the series, but that is the hallmark of a great story and author because I got emotionally invested in it.
April 17, 2024
What an A M A Z I N G Read.
All four books are worth their weight in gold. Every character plays a key role in pushing the stories forward. Suzie should have gotten a women of the year award along the way to shut up all the nay sayers.
All four books are worth their weight in gold. Every character plays a key role in pushing the stories forward. Suzie should have gotten a women of the year award along the way to shut up all the nay sayers.
August 13, 2023
Liked the first three. Now the story is getting stale.
June 5, 2025
Wonderful
I really enjoyed these 4 books. So much more than I expected, and each book got better. I fell in love with the characters and the music industry as described.
I really enjoyed these 4 books. So much more than I expected, and each book got better. I fell in love with the characters and the music industry as described.
July 9, 2020
Still such a good read
Have just finished the 4 book series again and it really is so good. Such a well drawn group of characters that complement our wonderful heroine.
Have just finished the 4 book series again and it really is so good. Such a well drawn group of characters that complement our wonderful heroine.
March 22, 2021
This is one of my favorite series. I've read all the books from Karen that I know of and have really loved each and every one of them. I always look forward to new works by Karen.
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