Brady offers a compelling, messy, highly resonant portrait of what masked Autism feels like. ' Witty, dry, and gimlet-eyed, Strong Female Character is a necessary corrective.

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' Fern Brady is a natural and engaging writer, weaving bleak episodes with moments of pure. Review Quotes 'Strong Female Character is a testament to the importance of self-knowledge. Incredibly funny, and so unapologetically frank that I feel genuinely sorry for her lawyers.' - PHIL WANG Strong Female Character 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. '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 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 It will also look at how her lack of regard for social expectations ultimately meant she surpassed any limitations of what a Scottish working-class woman can do.'An absolute riot. It will take a sledgehammer to the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope which is mistakenly applied to neurodiverse women. Fern Brady will use her voice as a neurodivergent, working-class woman from Scotland to bring issues such as sex work, abusive relationships and her time spent in teenage mental health units to the page. ‘This is a book about how being a woman gets in the way of people’s expectation of what autism should look like and, equally, how being autistic gets in the way of people’s expectations of what a woman should look like.’Strong Female Character is a game-changing memoir on sexism and neurodiversity. You can read this before Strong Female Character PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Strong Female Character written by Fern Brady which was published in February 14, 2023.

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