Please Miss

Name: Please Miss
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781914198489
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis

By Grace Lavery

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Please Miss by Grace Lavery is a memoir that blends sharp wit and raw emotion, exploring the author's journey through gender transition and intellectual discovery. With a unique voice, Lavery dives into personal anecdotes, academic insights, and cultural commentary, creating a rich tapestry that challenges conventional narratives. This engaging memoir defies genre boundaries, offering both humour and profoundly reflective moments.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a penchant for bold, transformative narratives infused with wit and intellectual exploration. It offers a compelling examination of identity, making it an engaging read for those interested in real-life journeys of self-discovery.

A memoir of gender transition and recovery from addiction, a dance across genres, a ripping-up of the rulebook, Please Miss is unlike anything you’ve ever read before.

Description

Green shoots, green leaves, California green vesicles be-neath the California green-brown mud. A hormonal transition is a new start, but it is not a new start like a shoot emerges from the mud: it is a fresh start constructed from the green plastics one has to hand.

A speculative memoir of gender transition and recovery from addiction, re-fracted through pop culture, queer theory, film, TV, literature, and (what feels like) stand-up comedy - like The Argonauts caught in a hall of mirrors, with a lot more sex and humour.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Please Miss by Grace Lavery is praised for its unique blend of theory, metafiction, and personal narrative, creating a queer memoir that stands out for its wit and brilliance. Critics view it as an engrossing performance of language and irreverence that reshapes the narrative of transition beyond traditional expectations, providing a captivating and unforgettable reading experience.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781914198489

Publisher: Daunt Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 February 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Daunt Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 250g

Pages: 288

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Biography & Memoir Grace Lavery Humour Non-Fiction

About the Author

Grace Lavery is a writer, editor, and academic living in Brooklyn, NY. As an Associate Professor of English, Critical Theory, and Gender & Women's Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, her research explores the history and theory of aesthetics and interpretation, with particular interests in psychoanalysis, literary realism, and queer and trans cultures. Her first book, Quaint, Exquisite: Victorian Aesthetics and the Idea of Japan, was published by Princeton University Press in 2019, and her scholarly es-says have been published in CriticalInquiry, Differences, Social Text Online, Transgender Stud-ies Quarterly