What It Feels Like for a Girl

Fresh, original, heartbreaking and optimistic. The subtlety of time passing reminds me of Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie’s writing. – Reni Eddo Lodge
Paris Lees is the voice of a generation – Paul Flynn
Brilliant, brutal and bitingly funny, Lees is going to rip your heart out and show you the ugly truth about kids Britain would rather pretend don’t exist. There’s never been a book like this – Matthew Todd
Devastating one page, hilarious the next, What It Feels Like for a A Girl is unlike anything I have ever read. Utterly unique and imbued with hope - it is destined to be a classic. – Pandora Sykes
An important debut – Édouard Louis
A sensational, gut-wrenching read: raw, moving, and ultimately life-affirming – Owen Jones
Often hilarious, sometimes moving, consistently engrossing, always authentic and ultimately uplifting. Reminiscent of Trainspotting and Irvine Welsh. A tour-de-force – Matt Cain
A must-read … as mesmerising as it is poignant * Stylist, SPRING MUST-READ BOOKS TO FEEL EMPOWERED *
This utterly distinctive memoir, written almost out loud in Nottinghamshire vernacular, hauls you into the world Lees grew up in… it’s shocking, funny, heart-rending and totally brilliant * The Bookseller, EDITOR’S CHOICE MAY 2021 *
What It Feels Like for a Girl says it like it is * Evening Standard, BEST NEW BOOKS IN 2021 *

Paris Lees was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. She is a Contributing Editor at British Vogue, and has written for the Guardian, VICE and the Telegraph. She has received multiple awards for her journalism and work as an anti-bullying campaigner - and an honorary doctorate from the University of Brighton. She was the first openly trans woman to present on BBC Radio 1 and Channel 4 and also the first to appear on Question Time. This is her first book.

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