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Pageboy

A Memoir

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Pageboy

By: Elliot Page
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Full of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, Pageboy is a love letter to the power of being seen. With this evocative and lyrical debut, Elliot Page captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world.

'Can I kiss you?' It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, 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. The unthinkable. 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.

With 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. As 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.

The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno 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.

©2023 Elliot Page (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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Featured article: Elliot Page on writing his groundbreaking memoir


Elliot Page is an Academy Award-nominated actor, a producer and a director who currently stars in the hit series The Umbrella Academy. We asked Elliot, what inspited him to write Pageboy and how has it impacted his life...

Critic reviews

'The emergence of our true selves is all of our life's work. Pageboy helps chart the course.' Jamie Lee Curtis

'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

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Really enjoyed this, I would absolutely recomend to anyone and everyone, especially those from an older demographic

Great memoir

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I was engrossed by this book. The story telling was perfectly paced. I cried, laughed, yelled and smiled throughout. It was relatable and informative in so many different ways. I'm grateful to have experience this amazing piece of work. Elliot has done an amazing job being vulnerable and helping/inspiring so many readers, including me to be their authentic self.

Outstanding

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Truly a wonderful read. Thank you for your openness, vulnerability and most of all for sharing your story.

Amazing

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This book was amazing. Elliot opens up about his life and experiences and it was a true privilege to listen to him talk about his journey of self acceptance and love.

A truly wonderful listen.

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Beautifully written and a very generous glimpse into such a personal journey. Despite having listened to the book once, I would still go back and read it/ listen to it again.

beautifully written

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It is rare to come across uniqueness in our world with instantaneous updates and constant jumping back and forth between ever speeding band waggons. So when it occurs, boy is it obvious! Mr Page's biography writing style is wonderfully open and at the same time brutal - in the right way. There is something very powerful about hearing a biographer reading they're work, even more so when it is such an emotive life lead. I highly recommend NOT watching, reading or listening to OTHER people's opinions of this book - irony isn't dead 😄. Instead trust yourself to read or listen with whatever pre-information you have of Mr Page's work on the screen and let him tell you of his life to this point.

something special

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This is beautiful and powerful, but sometimes painful to hear. I’m glad I did though.

Painfully honest

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This was a courageously honest and beautifully told exploration, of a valuable and eye opening experience. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful & Brave

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Thought provoking, moving and honest account, well delivered and paced. Wishing Elliot a happy future!

An interesting listen

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Powerful listen.
Not an easy listen one at times as I have gender dysphoria and can't afford top surgery yet.
But wow so worth it.
Well done Elliot.

Raw honest and insightful!

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