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The Audacity

By: Katherine Ryan
Narrated by: Katherine Ryan
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From the star of the hit Netflix series The Duchess comes a brilliantly funny, fiercely honest, and dangerously astute handbook of life instruction.

"I’ve come to accept that being audacious is a gift I can’t escape."

People "know" my on-stage comedy persona or my scripted ballsy characters and wrongly assume that I must stomp around all day in designer dresses eviscerating those who dare to cross my path. But mostly, I’m just sitting eating pickles and being nice to some dogs.

Whatever strangers think of me is fine with me. How audacious is that? I can always take a joke; I don’t waste time worrying about things I can’t control. I embrace the reality that you just can’t please everyone, so you might as well put yourself out there and have a laugh. As my mother always said, "Katherine, if we all liked the same thing, we’d all be married to your father."

I’m often asked how I developed my lurid level of courage and assurance and for tips on how others can match. The Audacity is my chance to share my blueprint for just that. You will learn:

  • How To Be the Most Popular Girl in School
  • How to Waste All Your Money on Designer Dogs
  • How To Attract Toxic Men… AND Keep Them Interested!
  • And so much more…

Secrets are my favorite things to be told and I figured I’d better tell a few juicy ones myself, too. Why not? No matter what I do, there will always be something about me that reads as simply, outrageously audacious.

©2021 Katherine Ryan (P)2021 Doubleday Canada
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Critic reviews

Named a Best Book of 2021 by the Financial Times and The Times

"Katherine is one of the smartest, funniest voices in comedy...an icon of our time. This book is absolutely hilarious, deeply insightful and truly original. You will love and devour The Audacity." (Lou Sanders)

"I am in love with Katherine's writing. The Audacity is exhilarating - fierce, funny and brilliantly written, but there is so much tenderness, honesty and generosity too. I loved every joke but was also deeply moved by its frankness, and the story of contemporary womanhood. It's a book I want to give to every woman I love." (Daisy Buchanan)

"Outrageously brilliant! Katherine's straight-talking, no-nonsense book is the honesty we all need. I'm buying this for all my friends." (Laura Whitmore)

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