{"product_id":"9781496242204","title":"The Perils of Girlhood : A Memoir in Essays by Melissa Fraterrigo","description":"Like many girls growing up in the eighties and nineties, Melissa Fraterrigo?leaned on popular culture to transition from childhood to adolescence and?beyond. Judy Blume told stories about girls embracing?their imperfections; Madonna encouraged bold moves. But Fraterrigo's experiences with dating and attempts to?refashion her body through diet and exercise left her feeling far from empowered. It wasn't until Fraterrigo became a mother to twin daughters and they?began their own self-criticisms that she questioned how she might help them?navigate their own girlhoods.    A handsome swim coach's advances, an anxious daughter?soothing her father's temper, the history of Mace, and the joy of female friendship: these are some of the memories that shape?Fraterrigo's worldview as an?adult. Written with lyricism and insight, The Perils of Girlhood provides a reckoning and a reclamation. And while these personal narratives?developed from Fraterrigo's desire to guide her?daughters, their universal truths?compel us to consider how best to bring all of our daughters into the?future.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368043196789,"sku":"9781496242204","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781496242204.jpg?v=1763548521","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781496242204","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}