CLEW: A Memoir by Pomona Liška

Description

At thirteen years old, Pomona Liška is convinced she might be a changeling.

How else can she explain feeling so utterly out of place? Too strange for her family. Too intense for her classmates. Too fascinated by darkness, fairy tales, and the mysteries of the world. And far too in love with her best friend.

As the years unfold, Pomona records everything. Secret crushes. Painful misunderstandings. Family struggles. Friendships that sustain and wound in equal measure. Bad jokes, hidden messages, half-finished stories, and private thoughts meant for no one else’s eyes. Through it all, she searches for clues that might explain who she is and where she belongs.

Constructed from a remarkable archive of personal materials, including childhood diaries, schoolwork, correspondence, and reflections spanning adolescence and adulthood, CLEW offers an intimate portrait of growing up queer, imaginative, and profoundly misunderstood. The result is a memoir that captures the emotional intensity of youth with striking honesty and humor.

Liška’s story explores the lasting impact of trauma, the power of storytelling, and the ways we build identities from fragments of memory. At the same time, it celebrates the creativity and resilience that help people survive difficult circumstances and discover themselves.

Both heartbreaking and hilarious, CLEW examines what it means to feel different in a world that demands conformity. Beneath its wit, vulnerability, and sharp observations lies a deeply moving love story, one about friendship, longing, self-acceptance, and the enduring desire to be truly known.

Inventive, emotionally rich, and beautifully crafted, CLEW is a powerful memoir about growing up queer and finding meaning in the stories we tell ourselves.

Book Details

• Author: Pomona Liška
• ISBN: 9798183666557
• Format: Paperback
• Genre: Memoir, LGBTQ+ Nonfiction
• Subject: Queer Identity, Trauma, Friendship, Self-Discovery