The Girl with Brains in Her Feet (Virago V)

The Girl with Brains in Her Feet (Virago V)

by JoHodges (Author)

Synopsis

The Girl With Brains in her Feet follows the progress of Jack, a mixed-race 13 year old girl growing up in the seventies in the home of Melton Mowbray Pork Pies. Under pressure from every side - periods, boys, losing her virginity before being left behind by her mates, casual racial abuse and a PE teacher who thinks she's going to be the next Mary Decker, Jack's only real motivation is her overwhelming lust for life ...The story is about a bottleneck. Jack just doesn't prioritise and everything collides. In the end, each person lets her down in their own way, and the only person who is there for her is her mother. Endearing, amusing, astonishingly accurate about teenage life, THE GIRL WITH BRAINS IN HER FEET is an uplifting story about one young girl on the fast track to womanhood.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Virago
Published: 01 Jun 2000

ISBN 10: 1860496326
ISBN 13: 9781860496325

Media Reviews
'It allows us to enjoy the freshness of youth, while issuing a stern reminder that you should never want to return, and in this case you should not go back to Leicester either' THE TIMES 'Hodges writes in the authentic voice of a Leicester teenager ... vivid dialogue, energy and salty down-to-earth humour giving rise to a fresh and funny narrative of considerable charm' OBSERVER 'A remarkable account of suburban adolescence as well as a touching commentary on one individual's need to achieve.' BIG ISSUE
Author Bio
Jo Hodges grew up in Leicester. She worked as an advertising copywriter before taking up screen-writing on a full time basis. This is her first novel.