This collection shows the formation of the acclaimed stage and screen actor Alan Cumming's identity as an adult. The collection is loosely chronological, and begins and ends, as its title suggests, between two marriages—opening with Alan’s divorce from his wife, and ending sweetly, with his marriage to his now-husband Grant—relationships that ultimately showed him the transformative power of love. Many of the essays go backstage on career and personal highs, and often impart lessons Alan has learned along the way. Alan beautifully blends this insight with ribald stories of drugs, drinking, and sex. With individual essays providing him a chance to focus, and explore what matters most to him, Baggage will showcase an Alan Cumming at his most thoughtfully rendered.