How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

The New York Times bestseller--part manifesto, part memoir--that put a new face on feminism as it cut to the heart of issues with an irreverent, transcendent, and hilarious touch--now available in a limited Olive Edition.

"There are lots of things to love about Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman....A glorious, timely stand against sexism so ingrained we barely even notice it. It is, in the dour language [Moran] militates so brilliantly against, a book that needed to be written."--New York Times

Though they have the vote and the Pill and haven't been burned as witches since 1727, life isn't exactly a stroll down the catwalk for modern women. They are beset by uncertainties and questions: Why are they supposed to get Brazilians? Why do bras hurt? Why the incessant talk about babies? And do men secretly hate them?

Caitlin Moran interweaves provocative observations on women's lives with laugh-out-loud funny scenes from her own, from the riot of adolescence to her development as a writer, wife, and mother. With rapier wit, Moran slices right to the truth--whether it's about the workplace, strip clubs, love, fat, abortion, popular entertainment, or children--to jump-start a new conversation about feminism. With humor, insight, and verve, How to Be a Woman lays bare the reasons why female rights and empowerment are essential issues not only for women today but also for society itself.

The British Press Awards honored Caitlin Moran Columnist of the Year in 2010 and Critic and Interviewer of the Year in 2011 for her work in the Times of London. How to Be a Woman, her first book, earned the Galaxy Book of the Year Award in 2011 and became an instant New York Times bestseller. How to Create a Girl is her first novel since the one she wrote when she was fourteen years old, which does not count. Caitlin Moran can be followed on Twitter at @CaitlinMoran.