
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. And it has brilliant things to say about being autistic and being funny' - ELLE MCNICOLL 'Strong Female Character is a testament to the importance of self-knowledge.' - Rachael Healy, The Guardian 'Fern is a brilliant, beautiful writer with a unique voice and even more unique story. Frank but nuanced, a memoir that doesn't sacrifice voice or self-awareness.

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. '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. More stripping but with more nervous breakdowns. 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. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. I'm literally going to read it again once I've finished, and I'm a miserable 's a belter' - FRANKIE BOYLE 'A set text for all of us in 2023' - DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE A summary of my book: 1.

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