Juliet Jacques "Trans: A Memoir" Book (2015)

Details: Juliet Jacques, "Trans: A Memoir," Verso Publishing, 2015. Hardcover (8.6" l x 5.8" w x 1.1" h) 314 pages (this book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild to medium signs of shelf wear).  Description: "A journey into Juliet Jacques's tale of gender transition, her story takes on aspects both personal and political in nature, describing what it means to become herself in a world where transgender identity can be misunderstood (and sometimes willfully so). Honest with a hint of humor, her memoir unassumingly reconstructs "what it means to be alive." "Brave and moving, Trans is necessary reading for anyone who cares about gender, power, freedom, and desire. Juliet Jacques deals with the forces of cruelty and ignorance with hard-won clarity and calm. A vital voice in our turbulent times." Olivia Laing (The Trip to Echo Spring) "Trans is a marvelously nuanced journey through gender, brilliantly contextualized in the disparate worlds of pop culture,