What a Girl Wants
A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-Discovery
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Warm, relatable, and moving, What A Girl Wants is a gorgeous, nostalgia-drenched, coming-of-age memoir by the editor of Diva, the world's biggest magazine for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary folk.
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.
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 for any woman who grew up in the late 90s, 2000s and early 2010s, anyone who's ever been catcalled, anyone who has despaired about their body, fallen in love, had their heart broken and found friends who can put it back together.
Unapologetic, inclusive, uplifting and laugh-out-loud funny, What a Girl Wants is packed with frank discussion, empathy, and humour. It weaves Roxy's personal revelations with pressing feminist themes, asking how we navigate body image, porn, street harrassment, media representation and ageing, especially if we don't fit into the cultural mainstream.
From overcoming shame and the joy of finding your tribe, to surviving the dating scene and learning to really express yourself, this is a book about joy, empowerment and freedom.
Perfect for readers of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love and Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman, but with a glorious queer twist.
About this Author
Roxy Bourdillon is an award-winning writer and the editor-in-chief of DIVA, the world's leading magazine for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people. As a journalist she has interviewed everyone from A-listers Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Keira Knightley to the legendary Rebel Dykes.
When she's not busy writing or editing, she can be found co-hosting the LGBTQIA+ podcast podDIVA, alongside Rachel Shelley aka The L Word's Helena Peabody. Roxy's groundbreaking work in queer media has earned her a place in both the Pride Power List and the Attitude 101: LGBTQ+ Trailblazers Changing The World.
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