To Kill a Mockingbird.
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I never finished The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir.
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Absolutely none. I’ve had three run-ups at Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and I conclude it must be boring because I’ve never finished it.
The Great Gatsby.
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View profile →My mind is changing about being a mum. I got a dog and the way I feel about it is a lot, and I realise maybe I would want to be a mum.
At a pub in Rotherham. I was a really bad waitress and I ended up being demoted to chopping the potatoes and I even got fired from that.
Most of the people I dated between 23 and 33. It feels crazy to me that I ever thought that I could be anyone’s girlfriend before I figured out the things I’ve now figured out.
I am consistently disappointed in the music industry. Every time someone says that I’m underrated, that feels extremely disappointing because I’ve done my end of the bargain.
Five to 10, when I was just playing out and I didn’t realise I was a girl. Before my boobs came in, basically.
My internalised misogyny that still manages to cloud some of my thinking.
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