Lifting Off spectrum Laura Spence lives in a

Laura Spence lives in a poky bedsit on the wrong side of town

confronts the attacks on gender that have become central to right-wing movements today

and considers what it means to publicly materialise desire on her body

to hold hands in the street

Lifting Off spectrum Laura Spence lives in aBrimming with vertiginous loops and extreme globe trotting, This is the account of Karens experience flying as cabin crew for British Airways over a 12 year period, and the profound impact that experience had on her life. Told with the wit and verve that characterised her debut. Lifting Off is about seeking identity in a heterosexual world, whilst dealing with the fall out from fractured family relationships. When a colleague suggests to Karen that