Road to My Daughter

Elisabeth Spencer's memoir explores her emotional journey as her daughter comes out as trans, and her husband is diagnosed with a terminal illness. It is a moving meditation on motherhood and trans issues, illuminating the physical and mental processes of transitioning and the realities of embarking on this journey together.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2021
Publisher: Biteback Publishing

Elisabeth Spencer's daughter, Milly, came out as trans at the age of twenty-one, just a few days after Spencer's husband was diagnosed with an advanced terminal illness. This set Spencer on a course to confront rebirth in the face of death. In this compelling and poignant memoir, Spencer recalls her emotional journey over the course of her daughter's life, as she struggles with the mystery of Milly's constant unhappiness, then with the revelation of her coming out. Through a sense of bereavement, bewilderment, and guilt, Spencer culminates in her determination to help her child become her true self.

Written with remarkable warmth, generosity, and honesty, The Road to My Daughter is both a deeply moving meditation on motherhood and a nuanced and compassionate reflection on trans issues. It illuminates not only how it feels to witness the physical and mental processes of transitioning and the realities behind embarking on this journey together, but also what it means to be a parent.

Elisabeth Spencer's daughter, Milly, came out as trans at the age of twenty-one, just a few days after Spencer's husband was diagnosed with an advanced terminal illness. This set Spencer on a course to confront rebirth in the face of death. In this compelling and poignant memoir, Spencer recalls her emotional journey over the course of her daughter's life, as she struggles with the mystery of Milly's constant unhappiness, then with the revelation of her coming out. Through a sense of bereavement, bewilderment, and guilt, Spencer culminates in her determination to help her child become her true self.

Written with remarkable warmth, generosity, and honesty, The Road to My Daughter is both a deeply moving meditation on motherhood and a nuanced and compassionate reflection on trans issues. It illuminates not only how it feels to witness the physical and mental processes of transitioning and the realities behind embarking on this journey together, but also what it means to be a parent.

Elisabeth Spencer's daughter, Milly, came out as trans at the age of twenty-one, just a few days after Spencer's husband was diagnosed with an advanced terminal illness. This set Spencer on a course to confront rebirth in the face of death. In this compelling and poignant memoir, Spencer recalls her emotional journey over the course of her daughter's life, as she struggles with the mystery of Milly's constant unhappiness, then with the revelation of her coming out. Through a sense of bereavement, bewilderment, and guilt, Spencer culminates in her determination to help her child become her true self.

Written with remarkable warmth, generosity, and honesty, The Road to My Daughter is both a deeply moving meditation on motherhood and a nuanced and compassionate reflection on trans issues. It illuminates not only how it feels to witness the physical and mental processes of transitioning and the realities behind embarking on this journey together, but also what it means to be a parent.

Weight: 398g
Dimension: 144 x 223 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785906497