What if everything you'd been told would make you a woman was suddenly taken from you?
Sixteen-year-old Ally eagerly anticipates the promises of womanhood: periods, sex, love and motherhood. But a shocking medical diagnosis shatters these dreams in an instant, setting heron an unexpected path of grief, bodily trauma and a relentless quest for love and identity.
In this bold and much-needed memoir, Ally bares her darkest moments following her diagnosis of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome (MRKH). With raw honesty, she reveals the challenges of living as a woman born without a uterus or vagina, confronting societal expectations, censorship and her own sense of self.
Ally's journey will inspire, break and uplift you, while posing the important question:
What really makes a woman?