Babette, Ross Eliot
Babette, Ross Eliot
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Babette:
The Many Lives, Two Deaths and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth

Author: Ross Eliot

Narrator: Ross Eliot

Unabridged: 12 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/17/2024


Synopsis

A college student moves in with his elderly history professor and soon discovers her connections with a mysterious abduction, WWII Nazi collaborators, the assassin of Rasputin and an unorthodox Benedictine convent. The true story of trans pioneer who fiercely defied stereotypes and forged her own path through the world. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Book_withquotes on April 25, 2024

[image error] Enter the captivating world of “Babette: The Many Lives, Two Deaths and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth,” where author Ross Eliot shares a riveting tale of his formative years in Portland, Oregon. In this remarkable narrative, Eliot recounts his serendipitous encounter with an en......more

Goodreads review by Harsh on May 18, 2024

Babette is an award-winning biography of the trans pioneer Babette Ellsworth. The author Ross Eliot's early years in Portland, Oregon, were when he stumbled upon an unusual living arrangement with an eccentric history professor. His account of those early years living in the pantry, takes along the......more

Goodreads review by CiCi | on May 05, 2024

Entertaining and Informative Thoughts💡 The audiobook was narrated by the writer as he recounted the time he spent with Babette. She was quite the character and had very interesting views and comments about various points in history. I imagine it would have been incredibly interesting to speak with her......more

Goodreads review by Katie on April 17, 2014

This nonfiction memoir about Portland, politics, gender identity, and academia is gripping from the start until the moment you put it down. Babette's incredible, larger-than-life story is mysteriously weaved into Ross's own coming of age tale featuring Portland institutions that no longer exist, lat......more

Goodreads review by Novels on May 28, 2024

Reviewing a memoir poses a bit of a conundrum. The dilemma is finding a balance between critiquing the writing style and the portrayal of actual events. Although initially presented via audiobook narrated by the author, the prelude quickly prompted a switch to the ebook. Babette: The Many Lives, Two......more