I Love a Woman Now - Julia Grey - Paperback - EU

Orders will begin shipping on February 27, 2026.

About the book:

These poems were written in the middle of a separation, a new love, and the slow return to myself.

I had been in a heterosexual relationship for eight years. We had a child, a home, a shared future that looked complete from the outside. And then, quietly at first, everything began to shift. Loving a woman did not arrive as a statement or an idea. It came as a rupture, and then as clarity.

These poems were written in the middle of that unraveling. Some were written to her. Some to him. Some to myself. Some to my daughter. They hold love, motherhood, desire, grief, relief, longing, and the strange calm that comes when you finally stop pretending you know where your life is going.

This is not a book about certainty.

It’s a book about contradiction.

About choosing to feel rather than to perform.

About being a mother and a woman at the same time.

About allowing love to be loud, visible, and unapologetic.

I didn’t write these poems to explain myself. I wrote them to bear witness to a season of life most people keep hidden.

If you are standing at the edge of something unnamed - a desire, a leaving, a becoming - this book isn’t here to tell you what’s true. It’s here to offer you permission to be, exactly as you are, and let yourself feel it all.

This book is for you if:

– You're a lover, queer, or an ally

– You're a late bloomer

– You're learning how to leave, or how to stay

– You know grief and joy can coexist

Inside the book:

– Original poems in English

– Original fountain pen illustrations

– Select poems translated into French (by the author)

– Themes of love, identity, separation, and renewal

– Paperback edition


🌱 One tree is planted for every copy ordered.

SHIPPING:

If you're part of the lucky ones ordering from the EU, I have some good news!

As an independent author, I do not benefit from the global shipping deals that other big publishers do. And that sadly means that if you were to order now, you'd pay more than 8€ in shipping. I don't want that for you. Books shouldn't be a luxury item; they should be an essential one.

By clicking on Buy the Book, you’ll be redirected to Vinted to complete your purchase. I will then personally prepare your book, sign it, and send it in the next few days. 

If you're from the US, UK, or Australia, my book will be shipped to you from my chosen POD printing companies within your countries. They'll be shipped to you straight away. Although the shipping costs being what they are, I highly recommend that you get the ebook ;)