{"product_id":"pageboy-a-memoir-9781250897657","title":"Pageboy: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis program is read by the author. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Searing, deeply moving, and incredibly poignant... This isn't simply a book on what it means to be trans, it's about what it means to be human.\" --Alok Vaid-Menon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Actor Elliot Page, who starred in the movie JUNO, gives an emotional, intimate performance of his gorgeous memoir... He narrates these memories with an openness that will make listeners feel like they're right there with him. It's the quiet rawness of his voice that makes this audiobook so moving. This performance hardly feels like a performance at all. If you listen to one celebrity memoir this year, make it this one.\"- \u003ci\u003eAudioFile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...the longer you listen the less chronology matters to the overall portrait that emerges: of a lifelong fighter who still, thanks to stubborn prejudices and reactionary policy decisions, has much to fight for.\"- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by Salon, The Week, Elle, Bustle, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, \u003ci\u003ePageboy\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to the power of being seen. With this evocative and lyrical debut, Oscar-nominated star Elliot Page captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Can I kiss you?\"\u003c\/b\u003e It was two months before the world premiere of \u003ci\u003eJuno\u003c\/i\u003e, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he'd carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Juno's massive success, Elliot became one of the world's most beloved actors. His dreams were coming true, but the pressure to perform suffocated him. He was forced to play the part of the glossy young starlet, a role that made his skin crawl, on and off set. The career that had been an escape out of his reality and into a world of imagination was suddenly a nightmare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he navigated criticism and abuse from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood, a past that snapped at his heels, and a society dead set on forcing him into a binary, Elliot often stayed silent, unsure of what to do. Until enough was enough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in \u003ci\u003eJuno\u003c\/i\u003e finally shares his story in a groundbreaking and inspiring memoir about love, family, fame -- and stepping into who we truly are with strength, joy and connection.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eELLIOT PAGE\u003c\/b\u003e is an Academy Award-nominated actor, a producer, and a director who currently stars in the hit series THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MacMillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453746155794,"sku":"9781250897657","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c5ef331e-b65d-4de9-b61f-c4618eb3a9e4.jpg?v=1729855524","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pageboy-a-memoir-9781250897657","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}