
Your Own Kind of Girl
A Memoir
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Clare Bowditch
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Clare Bowditch
Award-winning singer and actress Clare Bowditch confronts her inner critic in this no-holds-barred memoir.
This is the story I promised myself, aged 21, that I would one day be brave enough - and well enough - to write.
Clare Bowditch has always had a knack for telling stories. Through her music and performing, this beloved Australian artist has touched hundreds of thousands of lives. But what of the stories she used to tell herself? That 'real life' begins only once you're thin or beautiful, that good things happen only to other people.
Your Own Kind of Girl reveals a childhood punctuated by grief, anxiety and compulsion and tells how these forces shaped Clare's life for better and for worse. This is a heartbreaking, wise and at times playful memoir. Clare's own story told raw and as it happened. A reminder that even on the darkest of nights, victory is closer than it seems.
With startling candour, Clare lays bare her truth in the hope that doing so will inspire anyone who's ever done battle with their inner critic. This is the work of a woman who has found her true power - and wants to pass it on.
Happiness, we discover, is possible only when we take charge of the stories we tell ourselves.
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Critic reviews
"The words that kept coming to me over and over again as I read this book were authenticity and decency. Clare Bowditch made me feel how wonderful and difficult and amazing it is to be a human." (Leigh Sales)
"Brutal at times but funny as f**k. This book will change a lot of lives for the better." (Bernard Fanning)
"Reading this book felt as intimate as having a long, heart-breakingly vulnerable yet hilarious conversation with Clare by a fire with wine in hand. It is a celebration of the human struggle, how we can learn to befriend (and say "f**k off" to) our demons, and ultimately write our own story. There is so much hope in this book." (Missy Higgins)
An exceptional book
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Quick review
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This book should have been edited because there were times it felt repetitive and tedious.
It was much too long.
Still, she describes depression as few people have been able to do. It was a deep and long depression.
Her love life was interesting, but again there was just too much of it. Too many details, especially about her former long-term boyfriend.
The other thread has to do with realizing her dream of a career as a songwriter/singer.
I think you must be in the right frame of mind to enjoy this one. I cannot encourage anybody to read it.
Depression deprived in depth.
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breakdown, you will find help here.
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Story of Mental Health
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Excellent read
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An Interesting Life
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Great listen
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One of the best reads Ive had this year
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I absolutely adore this woman
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