Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In 'in' mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook 'f' mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Brady offers a compelling, messy, highly resonant portrait of what masked Autism feels like.' - Devon Price, author of Unmasking Autism 47.Calendar An icon of a desk calendar.

'Witty, dry, and gimlet-eyed, Strong Female Character is a necessary corrective. 9781914240447 Strong Female Character 47.7000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/non-fiction /shop/books/non-fiction/biography-memoir THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST SELLER Brady offers a compelling, messy, highly resonant portrait of what masked Autism feels like.' - Devon Price, author of Unmasking Autism Astute, honest and very, very funny.' - LOU SANDERS 'Fern is a brilliant, beautiful writer with a unique voice and even more unique story. 'Strong Female Character is a testament to the importance of self-knowledge.' - Rachael Healy, The Guardian And it has brilliant things to say about being autistic and being funny' - ELLE MCNICOLL Frank but nuanced, a memoir that doesn't sacrifice voice or self-awareness. 'It made me laugh out loud and broke my heart and made me weep.I hope absolutely everyone reads this, and it makes them kinder and more curious about the way we all live' - DAISY BUCHANAN 'Of course it's funny - it's Fern Brady - but this book is also deeply moving and eye-opening' Incredibly funny, and so unapologetically frank that I feel genuinely sorry for her lawyers.' - PHIL WANG 'Fern's book, like everything she does, is awesome. After everyone tells me I don't look autistic, I try to cure my autism and get addicted to Xanax. I hate everyone at uni and live with a psycho etc.ĩ. More stripping but with more nervous breakdowns.ħ. My friendship with an elderly man who runs the corner shop and is definitely not trying to groom me. My friendship with an elderly man who runs the corner shop and is definitely not. My terrible Catholic childhood: I hate my parents etc.ģ. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it.Ģ. 'A set text for all of us in 2023' - DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITEġ. I'm literally going to read it again once I've finished, and I'm a miserable 's a belter' - FRANKIE BOYLE

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