First published 2001
Caitlin Moran's childhood was a wild, raucous affair, growing up as the eldest of eight siblings in a cramped council estate. Yet amid the chaos, she discovers her own razor-sharp wit, raunchy humor, and unconventional intelligence. As Caitlin navigates the challenges of adolescence, she must confront a world that often doesn't make space for smart, unorthodox girls like her. But with her boisterous, loving family as her anchor, Caitlin bravely charts her own course to become the woman she was always meant to be.
Genres: family-life, autobiography, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-journey
Setting: Council Estate
Period: Childhood, Adolescence
448 pages · Kindle Edition · Ebury Digital