"Through a combination of compassion, wry self-deprecation and a biting sense of humor Rachel Stevens tells the story of her journey from near typical child of the fifties to Marine Corps officer and successful trial lawyer, from husband and father to inveterate vagabond, slot-casino cashier, small-town vegan cook, artist and writer.
It is a story of resilience and heartbreak and hope and absurdity and the thousand little things that shape and color a life inexorably moving toward the realization of a re-shaped identity.
In the story, one sees the intimate truth of one person’s transgender journey, not the stereotypical or the politically correct, but the rich and insightful and unexpected revelations of a life finding its place in the curious middle."
