- Published: 23 January 2024
- ISBN: 9781603095181
- Imprint: IDW Publishing
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 176
- RRP: $40.00
Transitions
A Mother's Journey
- Published: 23 January 2024
- ISBN: 9781603095181
- Imprint: IDW Publishing
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 176
- RRP: $40.00
“Tackling a potentially controversial subject with intelligence and sympathy, Élodie Durand creates an informative, original, and deeply healing work.” —BDGest
“Through the character of Anne and the conflicted relationship between mother and child, Transitions delivers a true story with which many parents can identify.” —Bodoï
“While Alex commences his journey to be himself, Anne, too, begins her own process from resistance to acceptance. Durand presents the raw, aching spectrum of Anne’s experiences as a hybrid journal of personal reflections, historical elucidations, and scientific evidence... Alex’s real-life letter to his mother near the book’s end is a spectacular coda.” — Booklist (starred review)
“Anne’s family and acquaintances model a range of responses to a trans relative’s coming out, illustrating common difficulties while showing that acceptance and joy become possible with care and diligence. An excellent graphic novel and resource for families and others who experience the unexpected transition of a loved one.” — Library Journal (starred review)
“Durand’s and Anne’s commitment to showing the work and not just the correct answer to this impossibly complex equation is a gift to readers, particularly for parents who don’t have many blueprints to choose from... Sometimes we trans people wish for quick and easy acceptance as our authentic selves, but we have to remember that we’re asking people to fundamentally reorganize who we have been to them, to see us newly, and that takes effort and deep work. This book is a model for what that kind of journey might look like.” —Graphic Medicine
"A compelling mixture of informative and compassionate." -Woolamaloo.com
“Tackling a potentially controversial subject with intelligence and sympathy, Élodie Durand creates an informative, original, and deeply healing work.” —BDGest
“Through the character of Anne and the conflicted relationship between mother and child, Transitions delivers a true story with which many parents can identify.” —Bodoï
“While Alex commences his journey to be himself, Anne, too, begins her own process from resistance to acceptance. Durand presents the raw, aching spectrum of Anne’s experiences as a hybrid journal of personal reflections, historical elucidations, and scientific evidence... Alex’s real-life letter to his mother near the book’s end is a spectacular coda.” — Booklist (starred review)
“Anne’s family and acquaintances model a range of responses to a trans relative’s coming out, illustrating common difficulties while showing that acceptance and joy become possible with care and diligence. An excellent graphic novel and resource for families and others who experience the unexpected transition of a loved one.” — Library Journal (starred review)
“Durand’s and Anne’s commitment to showing the work and not just the correct answer to this impossibly complex equation is a gift to readers, particularly for parents who don’t have many blueprints to choose from... Sometimes we trans people wish for quick and easy acceptance as our authentic selves, but we have to remember that we’re asking people to fundamentally reorganize who we have been to them, to see us newly, and that takes effort and deep work. This book is a model for what that kind of journey might look like.” —Graphic Medicine
"A compelling mixture of informative and compassionate." -Woolamaloo.com