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ISBN | 9780241982105 |
Format | PaperBack |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Bib. Info | 368 p,198 x 129 (mm) |
Categories | Diaries, letters & journals, Memoirs, Feminism & feminist theory, Family & relationships, Humour |
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'Alderton is Nora Ephron for the millennial generation' Elizabeth Day'With courageous honesty, Alderton documents the highs and the lows - the sex, the drugs, the nightmare landlords, the heartaches and the humiliations. Deeply funny, sometimes shocking, and admirably open-hearted and optimistic' Daily Telegraph'A sensitive, astute and funny account of growing up millennial' Observer'The book we will thrust into our friends' hands . . . that will help heal a broken heart. Alderton's wise words can resonate with women of all ages. She feels like a best friend and your older sister all rolled into one and her pages wrap around you like a warm hug' Evening Standard'I loved its truth, self awareness, humour and most of all, its heart-spilling generosity' Sophie Dahl 'Steeped in furiously funny accounts of one-night stands, ill-advised late-night taxi journeys up the M1, grubby flat-shares and the beauty of female friendships, as Alderton joyfully booze-cruises her way through her twenties' Metro'Alderton proves a razor-sharp observer of the shifting dynamics of long term female friendship' Mail on Sunday'It's so full of life and laughs - I gobbled up this book. Alderton has built something beautiful and true out of many fragments of daftness' Amy Liptrot