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One of the best autobiographies I’ve ever read
This is one of the best autobiography’s that I have ever read!
Fern (a Scottish comedian who grew up in Bathgate) shares stories from her childhood, tee... READ MORE
Exceptional storytelling with unadulterated honesty
A moving, insightful and at times funny book that takes us through Fern's life lived as a woman with undiagnosed (and then later diagnosed) autism.
I t... READ MORE
Synopsis
'If you've ever been on a night out where you got blackout drunk and have laughed the next day as your friends tell you all the stupid stuff you said, that's what being autistic feels like for me: one long blackout night of drinking, except there's no socially sanctioned excuse for your gaffes and no one is laughing.'
Fern Brady was told she couldn't be autistic because she's had loads of boyfriends and is good at eye contact. This is a story of how being female can get in the way of being autistic and how being autistic gets in the way of being the 'right kind' of woman.
- Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781914240478
- Number of pages: 288
- Weight: 246g
- Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 26 mm
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View allFascinating - told with humour and honesty
Thank you to the author and publisher Octopus Books for access to this as an ebook as part of a blog tour with Random Things Tours. I bought the audiobook ... READ MORE
Brave, brazen and honest
Not being an aficionado of the comedy scene or TV comedy panel shows, I was not aware of Fern Brady, but I certainly am now. She writes bravely, brazenly a... READ MORE
Brave and bold
Strong Female Character was not exactly the read i was expecting, less funny and more bleak than i thought it would be, but that's not a negative at all an... READ MORE
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