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Juliet Jacques

Trans: A Memoir

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In July 2012, aged thirty, Juliet Jacques underwent sex reassignment surgery-a process she chronicled with unflinching honesty in a serialised national newspape...
The Woman in the Portrait

Juliet Jacques

The Woman in the Portrait

Cipher Press
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    Released: 18th Jul 2024

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In 1920’s Berlin the recovered diaries of transgender model Heike expose her as the mysterious muse and subject behind Christian Schad’s best-known painting.

After signing her Gender Recognition Certificate, a trans woman channels the offbeat glamour of a forgotten movie star at a Brighton gay bar. A wellknown journalist finds herself under public scrutiny after taking a private BDSM game out onto the streets of Soho. Transfixed by the psychic power of monuments, an artist crowdfunds to build a tribute to victims of austerity, only to find himself the subject of a political backlash. Taking us on a smart, funny, and deeply political ride through art, sex, and discovery, The Woman in the Portrait collects the short fiction of groundbreaking transgender writer Juliet Jacques. Showcasing both previously published and unpublished works, these stories offer an era-spanning tour through culture, politics, and community, presented with Jacques’ trademark originality, insight, and humour.