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Fern Brady

Strong Female Character

Strong Female Character

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Strong Female Character is a hilarious, smart, sad, and revealing book that has won multiple awards, including the British Book of the Year, the Nero Book Awards, and the Books Are My Bag Awards. It tells the story of Fern Brady, who is diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor she had it. The book explores her terrible Catholic childhood, her friendship with an elderly man, homelessness, stripping, and more. It is incredibly funny, and unapologetically frank, and has brilliant things to say about being autistic and being funny. Fern is a brilliant, beautiful writer with a unique voice and story.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 16 February 2023
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group



BRITISH BOOK OF THE YEAR: AUDIOBOOK WINNER 2024




NERO BOOK AWARDS WINNER 2023


WINNER, NON FICTION BOOK 2023, BOOKS ARE MY BAG AWARDS SHORTLIST




BOOKSHOP.ORG INDIE CHAMPIONS


SHORTLIST, AMAZON NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR


SHORTLIST, GOODREADS CHOICE BOOK OF THE YEAR


Audible Books of the Year 2023


The Times
Books of the Year 2023


Apple Best Audiobooks of 2023


BOOKSHOP.ORG Book of the Month January
2024




THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER




I tore through this hilarious, smart, sad, revealing book


- Bob Odenkirk




Funny, sharp and has incredible clarity


- Jon Ronson




An absolute riot. I'm literally going to read it again once I've finished, and I'm a miserable bastard...it's a belter


- FRANKIE BOYLE




Strong Female Character is a testament to the importance of self-knowledge.


- Rachael Healy, The Guardian




A summary of my book:


1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it.
2. My terrible Catholic childhood: I hate my parents, etc.
3. My friendship with an elderly man who runs the corner shop and is definitely not trying to groom me. I get groomed.
4. Homelessness.
5. Stripping.
6. More stripping, but with more nervous breakdowns.
7. I hate everyone at uni and live with a psycho, etc.
8. REDACTED as too spicy.
9. After everyone tells me I don't look autistic, I try to cure my autism and get addicted to Xanax.
10. REDACTED as too embarrassing.




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.

Weight: 426g
Dimension: 138 x 214 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781914240447

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