A single choice. Eight years of change. A life unleashed.

Born and assumed a boy, it took over twenty years for Lucy to realise that she was in fact a woman. But when she did, like many others, she felt compelled to join the journey of the transition.

And now, after nearly a decade of social and medical interventions, she collects her thoughts and experiences here. Written in the moment and compiled in hindsight, they track her transition, providing insight and guidance for those following their own transitional path, or for anyone else who wishes to learn the secrets encased in a gender and in a name.