{"product_id":"fern-brady-strong-female-character","title":"FERN BRADY | Strong Female Character","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA summary of my book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy terrible Catholic childhood: I hate my parents etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy friendship with an elderly man who runs the corner shop and is definitely not trying to groom me. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHomelessness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStripping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore stripping but with more nervous breakdowns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI hate everyone at uni and live with a psycho etc. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eREDACTED as too spicy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter everyone tells me I don't look autistic, I try to cure my autism and get addicted to Xanax. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eREDACTED as too embarrassing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Fern's book, like everything she does, is awesome. Incredibly funny, and so unapologetically frank that I feel genuinely sorry for her lawyers.' - PHIL WANG'Of course it's funny - it's Fern Brady - but this book is also deeply moving and eye-opening'- ADAM KAY'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'Glorious.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrank but nuanced, a memoir that doesn't sacrifice voice or self-awareness. And it has brilliant things to say about being autistic and being funny' - ELLE MCNICOLL'A set text for all of us in 2023' - DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE'Fern is a brilliant, beautiful writer with a unique voice and even more unique story. Astute, honest and very, very funny.' - LOU SANDERS'So funny and brilliant' - HOLLY SMALE'Witty, dry, and gimlet-eyed, Strong Female Character is a necessary corrective.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrady offers a compelling, messy, highly resonant portrait of what masked Autism feels like.' - Devon Price, author of Unmasking Autism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66055339540829,"sku":null,"price":16.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2586\/7104\/files\/Capturadepantalla2026-09-26alas12.25.59.png?v=1790418756","url":"https:\/\/lallamastore.com\/products\/fern-brady-strong-female-character","provider":"La Llama Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}