I Came Out for This?

By Lisa Gitlin

There‘s only one place Joanna Kane can tell it like it is—her journal.

Do you know what it’s like to come out in your forties, with menopausal symptoms, and fall completely, utterly, head-over-heels in love? Joanna Kane does—and she’s not holding back. Her journal is a hilarious, brutally honest confessional, filled with witty rants, self-doubt, and moments of pure heart-flip excitement. One day she’s the cool, collected professional, dispensing advice and strutting around in jeans and leather jackets; the next, she’s a lovesick, giddy, slightly hysterical woman chasing the woman who has stolen her heart—and maybe her sanity.

From heartbreak over her beloved dating someone else to the dizzying thrill of realizing love can still strike at forty-something, Joanna’s journey is chaotic, tender, and side-splittingly funny. Every page brims with sass, vulnerability, and sharp insight into the foibles of love and life. Whether she’s laughing at herself, raging against injustice, or swooning hopelessly, Joanna’s story is impossible not to root for.

I Came Out For This? is a heartwarming, riotous, and unapologetically sapphic tale of self-discovery, desire, and second chances. For anyone who’s ever felt out of place, fallen unexpectedly, or dared to love later in life, this book is your perfect, laugh-out-loud companion.