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# Book Review: The Times I knew I was gay – Eleanor Crewes
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/book-review-the-times-i-knew-i-was-gay-eleanor-crewes/
- Published: 2021-01-05T11:12:31.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-04T17:31:47.000Z
- Description: The Times I Knew I Was Gay reminds us that sexuality is not often determined by falling in love with others, but by coming to terms with oneself
- Author: Eric Page
- Tags: Arts, Books, Reviews, book, review

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The Times I knew I was gay

**Eleanor Crewes**

This is a classic. A joyful coming out story, packed with humour, charm and tinged with a little regret, but that kind that comes from experience and understanding your own journey. Crewes takes us on a richly illustrated, no holds barred retrospective of her own experience of recognising she was a lesbian, and learning what that meant, the potential and finally the pulsing rich brilliance of being authentically herself.

Check out [her website here:](https://www.eleanorcrewesillustration.co.uk/thetimesiknewiwasgay?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

The book is breath-taking, funny, emotional and at its core, honest, candid and human. One of the best coming out books I’ve read, and presented as a graphic novel giving it a charm all of its own. Lesbian or not you’ll see your own coming out reflected here, echoed back in its painful, awful glory, but confirming the commonality of experience.

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The Times I Knew I Was Gay reminds us that sexuality is not often determined by falling in love with others, but by coming to terms with oneself; that people must come out not just once but again and again and the awesome power that bestows on us.

**Out now £14.99**

for more info, to order or buy the books, [see the publishers website here:](http://www.virago.co.uk/titles/eleanor-crewes/the-times-i-knew-i-was-gay/9780349013206?ref=scenemag.co.uk)