- Culture
- 20 Aug 18
Ebury Press
Caitlin Moran's fictional doppelgänger, Johanna Morrigan, returns in this sequel to How To Build A Girl . Its timely release applies 2018's biggest talking points - including #MeToo - to 1995 Britain.
The book follows journalist Johanna's sexual experiences, as she gains notoriety writing under the pseudonym Dolly Wilde. She has a disastrous fling with comedian Jerry Sharp, who videotapes their encounter without Johanna's consent. The contemporary resonances are obvious. Johanna's friend Suzanne, a young musician who also had a questionable encounter with sleazy Jerry, is even more blunt. The pair warn-off other potential victims, and set about combating male dominance within the music industry.
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The sophistication with which they battle misogyny is less what you'd expect from young adults, and more the response of an established writer who is well-versed on issues of gender, sex and consent. But when writing is as personal as Moran's, the lines are bound to become blurred.