README.txt: A memoir from one of the world's most famous whistleblowers

Chelsea Manning's memoir is a brave and moving account of her life as a whistle-blower, activist, and trans woman. She recounts her challenging youth, her time in the US Army, and her fifty-nine days locked in an iron cage after her fateful decision. She describes the courage and resilience it took to survive and become a global advocate for transparency.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2023
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

An Extraordinarily Brave and Moving Memoir from One of the World's Most Famous Whistle-Blowers, Activists, and Trans Women.



In 2013, Chelsea Manning was sentenced to thirty-five years in military prison for the largest leak of classified documents in history. The next day, Chelsea declared her gender identity as a woman and began to transition.

In this radically candid memoir, Chelsea recounts how her challenging youth led her to join the US Army. She writes of the fierce pride she took in her work, the risks of the military's queer underground, and the wider culture of silence and unaccountability. She describes fifty-nine days locked in an iron cage after her fateful decision and the community of solidarity she later discovered in prison. Above all, we see the phenomenal courage and resilience it took to survive and become a global advocate for transparency.

A terrific read, full of unexpected turns and details that counter many of the assumptions made about Manning.

GUARDIAN: Brilliantly told.

THE TIMES: Searing, uplifting, and redemptive.

NEW YORK TIMES: A full and expansive account of Manning's life, one which is often harrowing but funny and poignant too.

DAZED: A powerful and inspiring story of resilience and hope.

Weight: 222g
Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529110623