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What a Girl Wants

A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-discovery

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What a Girl Wants

By: Roxy Bourdillon
Narrated by: Roxy Bourdillon
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'Courageous, moving, bold and beautifully, brilliantly written.' – Daisy Buchanan

I am 13 years old and these are my secrets.
1. I have a crush on Jet from ITV gameshow Gladiators. So strong! So pretty!
2. I still play with Barbie dolls. It’s mostly making them scissor. Or snog. Or lie on top of each other with feeling.
3. I just kissed my best friend. Spoiler alert: she’s a girl.

From the suburbs of Leeds to the streets of Sydney, from the queer clubs of London to a quiet life by the sea, through love, family, friendship and heartache, join Roxy Bourdillon on a journey to work out exactly who she is.

What a Girl Wants is the perfect read for anyone who’s searched for their place in the world, for anyone who’s ever been catcalled, anyone who's despaired about their body, fallen in love, had their heart broken and found friends who can put it back together.

From overcoming shame and finding your tribe, to surviving the dating scene and learning to really express yourself, this is a book about joy, empowerment and freedom.

It's a laugh-out-loud treat of a listen for fans of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love and Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman - but with a glorious queer twist.

©2025 Roxy Bourdillon (P)2025 Macmillan Publishers International Limited
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Critic reviews

'I loved this book on so many levels. . . It’s beautifully written, a truly uplifting and engaging read.' (VG Lee)
'An inspiring and refreshing read! I wish this had been around when I was 19. And 29, and 39. . .' (Val McDermid)
'An honest, uplifting and inspirational journey of discovery. I loved it!' (Mari Hannah)
'A warm, tender, and playful memoir of growing up lesbian under Section 28 all the way up to becoming the DIVA magazine editor-in-chief.' (Lily Lindon)
'Beautiful, kind, inclusive, hilarious, passionate. A taster of how glorious things can be when a girl gets what she wants.' (The L Word star Rachel Shelley)
'Jam-packed with hilarity and heart! The personality that has always made Roxy’s journalism a must-read shines through!' (Rosie Wilby, comedian, broadcaster and author of The Breakup Monologues)
'Funny, thought-provoking and totally charming. . . An important and passionate book on the power of sexuality, creativity and love. Brilliant.' (Karen McLeod, author of Lifting Off and In Search Of The Missing Eyelash)
'Heartfelt, sexy and highly entertaining, Roxy Bourdillon's memoir is also tender on the realities of growing up queer under Section 28 and what it means to be out and proud today.' (Holly Williams, author of The Start Of Something and What Time Is Love?)
'A no holds barred trip down memory lane that packs a hilarious, nostalgic and seriously sapphic punch.' (Jamie Windust, author of In Their Shoes)
'Smart and funny - genuinely brilliantly, laugh out loud funny. What A Girl Wants is unabashed, bold, even confronting at times and it's exhilarating to read Roxy's words, to be witness to her life.' (Laura Kay, author of The Split, Making It and Wild Things)

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