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It Gets Better . . . Except When It Gets Worse

And Other Unsolicited Truths I Wish Someone Had Told Me

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It Gets Better . . . Except When It Gets Worse

By: Nicole Maines
Narrated by: Nicole Maines
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The irreverent and candid coming-of-age memoir of Nicole Maines, trailblazing trans actress, activist—and sometimes someone who’s just existing, which is actually pretty hard!

Nicole Maines knows a little something about “happily ever after”—not just because she’s a self-professed expert in the Disney princess canon, but because she’s lived it. After coming out at an early age, her family had not only to educate themselves, but also those around them as they fought and won a landmark court case in the state of Maine before she graduated high school. She made it into college, got the guy, and finally had The Surgery™. She achieved her lifelong goal of becoming an actress when she landed a major role in the CW’s Supergirl, playing television’s very first live-action transgender superhero.

Cue sappy music and sunsets, because we’ve got ourselves a happy ending, right?

Ha! As if.

For the first time, in her own words, Nicole tells the story of her journey from childhood in rural Maine to the spotlights of Hollywood, sharing the lessons she’s learned along the way. With clever wit and unflinching honesty, she tackles some of the most insidious messaging absorbed by queer kids and all young women, from the idea that any one thing can (or should) ever really “fix” you, to wondering what’s wrong with you when things don’t always feel better, and reminding us that, sometimes, a happy ending is only the beginning of the story. Biographies & Memoirs Entertainment & Celebrities Witty Maine Superhero Fantasy
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Praise for It Gets Better . . . Except When It Gets Worse

“[Nicole Maines’s] singular voice powers the book; she is open and humorous and a bit sly. . . . This is the memoir of a still young and confident woman, with more accomplishments yet to come.”—Kirkus Reviews


Praise for Nicole Maines

“A trailblazer.”—The Mary Sue

“A badass.”—Bust

“Unabashedly herself.”—Entertainment Weekly

“The hero we all need right now.”—The Wrap
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I don’t agree with everything in the book the book is very good overall good as a gives you good knowledge. Overall I think most people should read this. I hope that this is the start of more dreamer and DC comics on audible Nicole please continue writing books

Horrifically amazing

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Being similarly woke and leftie as the author, I was never in any doubt that I would enjoy this title. However, as a middle-aged, cisgender man I also don’t know what it’s like to walk in the shoes of a trans person, and I found the subject thoroughly engaging and enlightening at every turn.

If you’re open-minded and genuinely looking to learn more about actual trans people, and not the sensationalist misinformation you find online, then I would highly recommend It Gets Better.

A thoroughly engaging journey.

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