<p><b>"The Trans Memoir We''ve Always Needed." </b><span>—<b>Autostraddle </b></span><b> </b></p><p><b><br></b></p><p><b>"This blistering memoir is the book I didn’t know I needed... I’m so grateful they had the courage to share their experience in such a transparent, authentic way."</b><span> </span><span>—</span><b>One of BuzzFeed''s Most Anticipated Books of 2022</b></p><p><b><br></b></p><p><b>• One of The Millions'' Most Anticipated Books of the Month • One of Ms. Magazine''s Most Anticipated Reads of 2022 • One of BookRiot''s LGBTQ Books You Need to Read • </b></p><p><b><br></b></p>When divorce moves young R/B Mertz away from rural Pennsylvania and their abusive father, Mertz''s life is torn in two. Mertz''s mom and new stepdad dive headfirst into conservative Catholic homeschooling, entrenching themselves in a world dominated by saints, prayers, and having as many babies a