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Love and Money, Sex and Death

Name: Love and Money, Sex and Death
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Book Synopsis: A transgender woman reflects on her late transition and coming out, trans politics and culture, motherhood and memory, in this provocative epistolary memoir for readers of Olivia Laing’s Everybody. A breathtaking memoir of transition, history, art, and memory. After a successful career, a twenty-year marriage, and two kids, McKenzie Wark has an acute midlife crisis: coming out as a trans woman. Changing both social role and bodily form recasts her relation to the world. Transition changes what, and how, she remembers. She makes fresh sense of her past and of history by writing to key figures in her life about the big themes that haunt us all—love and money, sex and death. In letters to her childhood self, her mother, sister, and past lovers, she writes a backstory that enables her to live in the present. The letters expand to address trans sisters lost and found, as well as Cybele, ancient goddess of trans women. She engages with the political, the aesthetic, and the numinous dimensions of trans life and how they refract her sense of who she is, who she has been, who she can still become. She confronts difficult memories that connect her mother’s early death to her compulsion to write, her communist convictions, her coming to New York, the bittersweet reality of her late transition, and the joy to be found in Brooklyn’s trans and raver communities.

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Discover a memoir that pushes boundaries and challenges perceptions! Love and Money, Sex and Death is an incredibly powerful epistolary memoir that will captivate readers from the very first page. Join McKenzie Wark on an emotional journey as she reflects on her late transition and coming out as a transgender woman. This thought-provoking memoir is perfect for fans of Olivia Laing's Everybody, and is guaranteed to leave a lasting impression.

Delve into a world where art, history, and memory intertwine, and where personal transformation takes center stage. Wark's transition not only changes her physical appearance, but also how she perceives and remembers her own life. Through a series of heartfelt letters to her loved ones, she explores the universal themes of love, money, sex, and death, shedding light on what it means to be human and searching for identity.

Experience the beauty of self-discovery and the strength of resilience. Love and Money, Sex and Death is a memoir that will speak directly to your soul. As Wark navigates her past and encounters trans sisters lost and found, she unravels the complexities of trans life and unearths the profound insights that come from embracing her true self.

Are you ready to embark on a remarkable journey of self-reflection and acceptance? If so, then grab a copy of Love and Money, Sex and Death today and let McKenzie Wark's captivating storytelling transport you into a world of transformation, love, and art.

Don't miss out on this transformative memoir – order your copy now!

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