Nicola Jane Chase’s Tea and Transition is not just another memoir of change, but an intimate, witty, and deeply human story of rediscovery that bridges continents, identities, and decades of self-perception. It is the kind of book that makes readers laugh one moment and sit in silence the next, realizing how complicated, tender, and unexpectedly humorous the process of becoming oneself can be. Chase’s life, before and after her transition, reads like a kaleidoscope of adventure. In the 1980s and 1990s, she was a globe-trotting DJ, spinning records in the most unlikely corners of the world. She performed at rooftop parties for sheiks, played in nightclubs under neon skies in Hong Kong, and became a recognizable voice on the radio across Asia. Her life was a whirlwind of music, travel, and cosmopolitan glamour, but beneath the rhythm and lights, another story was quietly forming, one that would not be silenced.
