Essex Girls
A defence of profane and opinionated women everywhere

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Not great. I was so excited when it started off talking about Chelmsford because I thought I’d never get to read a book about a place where I grew up, but that’s pretty much where the enjoyment stopped. For a book about ‘Essex girls’ I feel like there is so much potential for research into the histor......more

Торік англійська письменниця Сара Перрі, авторка "Змія з Ессексу", видала розлогий есей, в якому спробувала (пере)осмислити культурно-соціальний феномен "Essex Girls" крізь, зокрема, фемоптику. "Дівчата з Ессексу" - це на наші гроші щось навроді "Приїхала зі свого /підставте назву не злиденного, але......more

My hometown of Romford is a bit of a nuance because despite being in a London Borough, your address is always "Romford, Essex". I never really noticed the 'Essex Girl' label at school. It wasn't until I got to university and into the workplace that the comments and label really started. "Where are yo......more

I understand the main points that Perry was trying to make, and agree, the stereotype of the Essex girl and conforming to any aspect of this stereotype can be argued as radical. But, I think that I would have enjoyed the book more if she had focused only on women from Essex to demonstrate her point......more