Sugar and Spice is the true story of the first and only female Parachute Regiment officer in the British Army. Dismissed from service for being transgender after a decade of decorated service, Abi Austen has gone on to become a top international diplomat and representative for the trans community.
Her deeply moving autobiography tells her hard scrabble journey of self-realisation from a broken childhood of abuse and neglect.
She reflects on the culture wars, the discrimination and hatred she has faced, and the lessons she has drawn from a life of struggle to achieve personal happiness and love.
There has never been another female officer in The Parachute Regiment.
Abi's story is unique, profound and a parable for our times.