MISS FUJI IN TRANSITION, A NOVEL

Ramon had a mission when he moved from the Philippines to Spain---to become a woman. 

But when Ivan, a man he met on a dating app, suddenly dies on his bed, his life is thrown into a vortex that leads him to live  as Fuji--- the sensational “Japanese” transsexual, tormented by her past, uncertain of her future. 

Scarred by the people she loved and lost, she embarks on an unpredictable journey to find forgiveness, her own identity and a version of home. 

What follows is a powerful reckoning—one that will bring itself in the most unexpected of ways.

Set in the glamorous European resort of Marbella in Spain, Miss Fuji in Transition is a debut novel that offers  a rare glimpse into the complexities of male to female transitioning and how one claims an identity and space despite cultural, religious and social barricades. 

Above all, it is a story of family and friendship; of finding love and one’s true self in the midst of tragedy. 

Miss Fuji in Transition  (93,000 words)is a commercial fiction  which draws emotions from Philippe Besson’s “Lie to Me”, with the provocative stance on sex and power as Leila Slimani’s “Adele” and the eccentricity of an Almodovar film. 

The novel is currently looking for representation. For enquiries please email:  jenopineda@gmail.com