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Verso Trans A Memoir by Juliet Jacques
In July 2012, Aged Thirty, Juliet Jacques Underwent Sex Reassignment Surgerya Process She Chronicled With Unflinching Honesty In A Serialised National Newspaper Column. Trans Tells Of Her Life To The Present Moment: A Story Of Growing Up, Of Defining Yourself, And Of The Rapidly Changing World Of Gender Politics. Fresh From University, Eager To Escape A Dead-End Job And Launch A Career As A Writer, She Navigates The Treacherous Waters Of A World Where, Even In The Liberal And Feminist Media, Transgender Identities Go Unacknowledged, Misunderstood Or Worse. Revealing, Honest,Humorous, And Self-Deprecating, Trans Includes An Epilogue With Sheila Heti, Author Of How Should A Person Be?