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Thank you, thank you

I have heard about those two books, but I never understood if in The Masqueraders, the love interests knew about their disguises or not... and I know that in These Old Shades, Justin was aware of Léonie's disguise from the beginning. Thank you anyway!

I'm sure I'll be happy here; I feel right at home already

BookJumper: I know; it's fascinating, isn't it? I even remember a play where the heroine was played by a man pretending to be a woman disguised as a man. Recursive cross-dressing, in other words, and somewhat confusing. I can't seem to recall the name, though... Kell: I had heard about Yentl the movie, but I had no idea it was based on a book! I read one of Amazon's reviews on it, and it seems as though neither of the two felt any attraction towards the other? I've seen Victor/Victoria - and I loved it. Nora telling what's-his-name that King is "shacking up with another man" and his deadpan "run that by me again" makes me cackle everytime I see the scene. Never did see Tootsie, though it did come up in my quest for genderbender literature and films - and with your recommendation, I don't think I have any other choice but to look it up! Tipping the Velvet has also come to my notice before, but as the woman already knew that the heroine was a woman, it's much too far outside my search criteria to hunt down to buy :/ Raven: That book has been all but ubiquitous in my search; it's been popping up everywhere I look, tempting me into buying it. I haven't read too much by Pratchett, but I do enjoy his way of parodying the genre. I remember the heroine's name being from the sea chantey "The Handsome Cabin Boy", or some such. Thank you for taking the time to make suggestions

Thank you every one! What a pleasant way to be welcomed; so many people gathering around to greet me

Tack så mycket! Did you learn swedish in school? *curious* Pixie: I do everything for the opportunity to read a good book!

Like The Twelfth Night? I haven't read too much by Shakespeare, but I who doesn't know about his tendency to stick women in drag? Thank you for trying, anyway!

Thank you, it's good to be here Ah, now that you've also recommended it, I'll simply have to track it down.

It's alright; once I'm annoyed enough, I'll hunt it down even if I have to walk to the flames of hell to find it

Thank you I've heard about that book and I'm very interested in it, though it's extremely hard to find here. It's by the author who wrote... eh, The Virgin Suicides, right?

Basically, what I'm looking for are books in which the heroine disguises herself as a man for whatever reason, and has a real man fall for her in her male guise. I very much enjoy stories like these, especially in historical fiction (though that time setting isn't a necessity), where the man questions his sexuality due to his attraction to another "man" (though that doesn't always happen; sometimes he's gay, and only interested in the heroine when she's a he). I have read Shield of Three Lions by Pamela Kaufman and Hawkmistress! by Marion Zimmer Bradley, and I've heard about (and am currently looking to buy) Through a Brazen Mirror by Delia Sherman. Also, the Bloody Jack children's series deal with it (though mostly off-screen ) as well as Lady of the Knight by Jackie Ivie and Almost a Gentleman by Pam Rosenthal, neither of which I've read. Anyone have any suggestions?

Pleased to meet you all! I suppose I should try to do this the traditional way; I'm a 18 year old female from Sweden's capital, Stockholm. Obviously, I'm a voracious reader, or I wouldn't have ended up here I enjoy all kinds of books, try my best not to get stuck in any specific genre, and to read things outside my comfort zone (which is admittedly rather large). I do tend to get obsessed with certain themes though; most recently, I'm all about cross-dressing, gender roles and issues concerning sexuality in historical fiction and non-fiction. Last book read was Pamela Kaufman's Shield of Three Lions. It was a most fascinating romp through the early middle ages, and will be reread many times in the future.