Girlhood Condition:Well Read Sookie Stackhouse is a small-time

Sookie Stackhouse is a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana

From the beloved author of Whiskey

And laundry

being Selected is a nightmare

‘A fine debut – fast-paced and bleak

Girlhood Condition:Well Read Sookie Stackhouse is a small-timeA gripping set of stories about the forces that shape girls and the adults they become. A wise and brilliant guide to transforming the self and our society. In her powerful new book, critically acclaimed author Melissa Febos examines the narratives women are told about what it means to be female and what it takes to free oneself from them. When her body began to change at eleven years old, Febos understood immediately that her meaning to other people