Let Down Your Hair: Bryony Gordon

Product Information

Introducing the YA fiction debut from bestselling author and journalist Bryony Gordon in a modern twist on Rapunzel and one girl’s quest to find a different sort of happy ever after. Through Zal Barb learns to make her channel accessible, and discovers “there was a whole other world out there…a world that was richer and greater and far more sympathetic than the one she had witnessed during her short time with Spark Enterprises. She is the author of the bestselling The Wrong Knickers plus The Sunday Times Number One bestsellers You Got This and Mad Girl which were both nominated for British Book Awards. A bittersweet Northern Irish romance that takes a new look at teen pregnancy, the magic and mess of first relationships, and a young woman's right to choose her own future. I’m not saying I handled it well but I can’t imagine how I’d have coped with the news as a teenage girl.

It’s not that the way alopecia is discussed here is bad, which makes sense given Bryony Gordon’s own experiences. Mel and Sid are determined to do this together, but they soon discover that pregnancy is totally different for boys and girls. Exploring depression, anxiety, the generational impact of addiction, and bereavement with honesty and remarkable empathy, it also presents the glory of self-determination and friendship with life-affirming power. A fearsome, remarkably ambitious novel that breaks through the boundaries of the genre to become epic - in all the best senses of the word.Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. There is a lot to really enjoy in this story and there is great energy to the writing, as well as some fine characterization' - Peter James, award-winning and no.

I understand that it’s meant to be part of a wider narrative about stress and mental health in young people. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way. One who isn't confined to her bedroom on the 12th floor of the tower-block flat she shares with her aunt making content. This story skillfully and sensitively manages the emotional debate over the pro's and con's of babies and abortions, not always predictable, and very relatable.And I very much enjoyed attempting to solve the case with Pip (who I now want to be my best friend). After surviving a mental health rollercoaster, after truths come to light, Let Down Your Hair comes to a jubilant, life-affirming climax that will have readers weeping with joy. In this stunning retelling of Rapunzel, Barb must learn that she is so much more than her hair and that there is no such thing as a happy ending .