"A warm and tender memoir of growing up as a lesbian under section 28 to becoming the editor-in-chief of DIVA magazine"
I enjoyed reading this lesbian memoir very much. Roxy Bourdillon has a wonderfully warm and natural voice, it was so easy to want to pick up and keep reading. I’m sure many readers will find this relatable and educational: whether you are someone who has been through similar experiences to Roxy – like being a queer person who attended school under Section 28, being a lesbian trying to date online and in London – or are interested in charting the similarities and differences in the intimate journeys of queer people over the past years. The book is the story of Roxy’s life particularly through the lens of being ‘a woman who really, really loves women’, but also inevitably shows the rounder life around the edges of this, like Roxy’s supportive relationship with her late grandma. It’s interspersed throughout with lists, snippets, letters and journal extracts, from what Roxy would put in a ‘coming out kit’, practical tips on navigating a Pride parade, to her defence of scissoring.
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I am 13 years old and these are my secrets.
1. I have a crush on Jet from ITV gameshow Gladiators. So strong! So pretty!
2. I still play with Barbie dolls. It’s mostly making them scissor. Or snog. Or lie on top of each other with feeling.
3. I just kissed my best friend. Spoiler alert: she’s a girl.
From the suburbs of Leeds to the streets of Sydney, from the queer clubs of London to a quiet life by the sea, through love, family, friendship and heartache, join Roxy Bourdillon on a journey to work out exactly who she is.
What a Girl Wants is the perfect read for anyone who’s searched for their place in the world, for anyone who’s ever been catcalled, anyone who's despaired about their body, fallen in love, had their heart broken and found friends who can put it back together.
From overcoming shame and finding your tribe, to surviving the dating scene and learning to really express yourself, this is a book about joy, empowerment and freedom.
It's a laugh-out-loud treat of a read for fans of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love and Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman - but with a glorious queer twist.
What a Girl Wants features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, Memoirs, Relating to LGBTQ+ people
What a Girl Wants is available in Paperback, Hardback
What a Girl Wants was written by Roxy Bourdillon and published by Bluebird an imprint of Pan Macmillan
What a Girl Wants has 272 pages
£17.09
