When told to take the politics out of her Guardian blog Juliet Jacques comments how the self is always political. And I agree. Who we are and how our bodies experience the space around us is always political. In this memoir the reader is invited to walk alongside Juliet as she transitions. She blends the personal, political and the historical in an accessible read– I say this because some academia can exclude younger or dyslexic readers.

It is a tragic– scenarios where she was attacked or called names– yet empowering– the strength she always had in herself and her friendships– story.

I liked the epilogue because is made me think about my relationship to society, capitalism especially. And it was a fun way to end her story. It also stamped her understanding of her own writing and it's process.

A book for any one who has ever felt like an outsider in this body we call life.