What a Girl Wants: A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-discovery
'Courageous, moving, bold and beautifully, brilliantly written.' – Daisy Buchanan

I am 13 years old and these are my secrets.

1. I have a crush on Jet from ITV gameshow Gladiators. So strong! So pretty!

2. I still play with Barbie dolls. It’s mostly making them scissor. Or snog. Or lie on top of each other with feeling.

3. I just kissed my best friend. Spoiler alert: she’s a girl.

From the suburbs of Leeds to the streets of Sydney, from the queer clubs of London to a quiet life by the sea, through love, family, friendship and heartache, join Roxy Bourdillon on a journey to work out exactly who she is.

What a Girl Wants is the perfect read for anyone who’s searched for their place in the world, for anyone who’s ever been catcalled, anyone who's despaired about their body, fallen in love, had their heart broken and found friends who can put it back together.

From overcoming shame and finding your tribe, to surviving the dating scene and learning to really express yourself, this is a book about joy, empowerment and freedom.

It's a laugh-out-loud treat of a read for fans of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love and Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman - but with a glorious queer twist.

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What a Girl Wants: A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-discovery
'Courageous, moving, bold and beautifully, brilliantly written.' – Daisy Buchanan

I am 13 years old and these are my secrets.

1. I have a crush on Jet from ITV gameshow Gladiators. So strong! So pretty!

2. I still play with Barbie dolls. It’s mostly making them scissor. Or snog. Or lie on top of each other with feeling.

3. I just kissed my best friend. Spoiler alert: she’s a girl.

From the suburbs of Leeds to the streets of Sydney, from the queer clubs of London to a quiet life by the sea, through love, family, friendship and heartache, join Roxy Bourdillon on a journey to work out exactly who she is.

What a Girl Wants is the perfect read for anyone who’s searched for their place in the world, for anyone who’s ever been catcalled, anyone who's despaired about their body, fallen in love, had their heart broken and found friends who can put it back together.

From overcoming shame and finding your tribe, to surviving the dating scene and learning to really express yourself, this is a book about joy, empowerment and freedom.

It's a laugh-out-loud treat of a read for fans of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love and Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman - but with a glorious queer twist.

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What a Girl Wants: A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-discovery

What a Girl Wants: A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-discovery

by Roxy Bourdillon
What a Girl Wants: A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-discovery

What a Girl Wants: A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-discovery

by Roxy Bourdillon

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'Courageous, moving, bold and beautifully, brilliantly written.' – Daisy Buchanan

I am 13 years old and these are my secrets.

1. I have a crush on Jet from ITV gameshow Gladiators. So strong! So pretty!

2. I still play with Barbie dolls. It’s mostly making them scissor. Or snog. Or lie on top of each other with feeling.

3. I just kissed my best friend. Spoiler alert: she’s a girl.

From the suburbs of Leeds to the streets of Sydney, from the queer clubs of London to a quiet life by the sea, through love, family, friendship and heartache, join Roxy Bourdillon on a journey to work out exactly who she is.

What a Girl Wants is the perfect read for anyone who’s searched for their place in the world, for anyone who’s ever been catcalled, anyone who's despaired about their body, fallen in love, had their heart broken and found friends who can put it back together.

From overcoming shame and finding your tribe, to surviving the dating scene and learning to really express yourself, this is a book about joy, empowerment and freedom.

It's a laugh-out-loud treat of a read for fans of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love and Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman - but with a glorious queer twist.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781035037179
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication date: 06/30/2026
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Roxy Bourdillon is an award-winning writer and the editor-in-chief of DIVA, the world's leading magazine for LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people. As a journalist she has interviewed everyone from A-listers Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Keira Knightley to the legendary Rebel Dykes.

Roxy’s writing has appeared in Cosmopolitan, The Guardian, Woman & Home, Attitude and more. Her groundbreaking work in media has earned her a place in both the Pride Power List and the Attitude 101: LGBTQ+ Trailblazers Changing The World.

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