You Only Live Twice (Paperback)
Jay Defazio
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AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2022
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Add to basketSold by CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2022
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. The book You Only Live Twice takes readers on a deeply personal journey through the life of its author, navigating the challenges and triumphs of living as a transgender individual. Growing up in the tight-knit communities of West Virginia and Kentucky, the author recounts the trials of childhood and adolescence, grappling with identity amidst the backdrop of societal and familial expectations. The narrative explores themes of self-discovery, mental health, and resilience, offering insight into the complexities of transitioning later in life. With honesty and vulnerability, You Only Live Twice illuminates the path to authenticity and the courage it takes to live one's truth, providing a compelling and inspirational testament to the power of being seen. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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What if the labels that were supposed to define you—daughter, wife, mother, Catholic, lesbian—were the very things keeping you from being whole?
From the moment Jay DeFazio wrapped a towel around his waist like his dad instead of under his armpits like his mom, something felt off. Through decades of Catholic guilt, forced femininity, a volatile marriage, and desperate attempts to fit into boxes that were never the right shape, Jay searched for answers to a question he didn't yet know how to ask.
You Only Live Twice is the unflinching story of a life lived in two genders—first as someone trying to meet everyone else's expectations, then as the man Jay always knew himself to be. With raw honesty and unexpected humor, Jay chronicles the confusion of childhood crushes on female teachers, the suffocating weight of wedding dresses and gender roles, the darkness of psychiatric hospitals and addiction, and the terror and relief of finally speaking an unspeakable truth.
This is a memoir about survival and transformation, about the price of living inauthentically and the courage it takes to claim your own life. It's about being a mom while becoming a man, about losing relationships and finding unexpected love, about the messy, non-linear path from self-hatred to self-acceptance.
For anyone who has ever felt like a stranger in their own skin, or wondered if it's too late to start over, Jay's story offers something invaluable: proof that you can dismantle your entire life and rebuild it into something true.
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