Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

Strong Female Character by Fern BradyTHE SUNDAY TIMES BEST SELLER 'An absolute riot. I'm literally going to read it again once I've finished, and I'm a miserable bastard it's a belter' FRANKIE BOYLE 'A set text for all of us in 2023' DEBORAH FRANCES WHITE A summary of my book: 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My terrible Catholic childhood: I hate my parents etc. 3 . My friendship with an elderly man who runs the corner shop and is definitely not

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But there are other giants in Giant Country

She has developed her own approach to surfing

Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely

Ford uses a mixture of memoir

has talent

The third one is: A fellow soldier

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their racial identities

The two women are seemingly at opposite ends of every problem but

A MONTH BY THE SEA gives unique insight into the way in which isolation has shaped this society: how it radicalises young men and plays into the hands of dominating patriarchs

What he discovers is a new friend