Description
| Product ID: | 9781526630322 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Transitional |
| Subtitle: | My Story |
| Authors: | Author: Munroe Bergdorf |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, Biography and non-fiction prose, Gender studies, gender groups, Political activism / Political engagement, Prose: non-fiction, Gender studies, gender groups, Political activism |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: POLITICS‘A riveting blend of memoir and manifesto ... I found myself dog-earing every page’ Elizabeth Day'Profoundly articulate. Entirely wise. Beautifully real.' Attitude ‘Transitional is a clever, moving book that packs a lot into its 194 pages’ GuardianWhen Munroe Bergdorf began to transition in 2009, her only goal was to be perceived as the gender by which she identified. More than a decade later, after establishing a successful career in the public eye, Bergdorf believes that transitioning is an ingrained part of the human experience, not a process that only trans people go through. In this life-affirming and heartfelt book, the activist and model draws parallels between society and her own experiences – told through the lens of adolescence, sexuality, gender, relationships, identity and race – to bring us closer to a shared consciousness. ---PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR:‘Bergdorf is proof that speaking up for what you believe in can provoke real change’ Vogue‘A phenomenon’ Owen Jones, Guardian‘A powerful and unstoppable new force . . . The world should take notice’ Teen Vogue‘One of the UK’s most committed and outspoken transgender activists’ Stylist WATERSTONES'' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: POLITICS‘A riveting blend of memoir and manifesto ... I found myself dog-earing every page’ Elizabeth Day''Profoundly articulate. Entirely wise. Beautifully real.'' Attitude ‘Transitional is a clever, moving book that packs a lot into its 194 pages’ GuardianWhen Munroe Bergdorf began to transition in 2009, her only goal was to be perceived as the gender by which she identified. More than a decade later, after establishing a successful career in the public eye, Bergdorf believes that transitioning is an ingrained part of the human experience, not a process that only trans people go through.In this life-affirming and heartfelt book, the activist and model draws parallels between society and her own experiences – told through the lens of adolescence, sexuality, gender, relationships, identity and race – to bring us closer to a shared consciousness.---PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR:‘Bergdorf is proof that speaking up for what you believe in can provoke real change’ Vogue‘A phenomenon’ Owen Jones, Guardian‘A powerful and unstoppable new force . . . The world should take notice’ Teen Vogue‘One of the UK’s most committed and outspoken transgender activists’ Stylist |
| Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-05-23 |