James Tiptree, Jr.

“Phillips’s superb depiction [of] the woman behind the persona of science-fiction writer James Tiptree is an extraordinary achievement.” — Kirkus Reviews , starred review A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year One of Entertainment Weekly ’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year Alice Bradley Sheldon was born in Chicago in 1915. As a child, she crossed Africa with her explorer parents. Later she became a painter, a CIA agent, a psyc