- 352 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Anita's debut novel Baby Does a Runner is available to pre-order now - coming July 2023!
Fizzing with energy, hilarity and charm, The Right Sort of Girl is the Sunday Times bestseller from Countryfile's Anita Rani.
'Warm, honest and funny, filled with hope and inspiration' Nikesh Shukla
'Funny, touching, occasionally veering into beautifully controlled, quiet rage... a must-read' Viv Groskop
'Like a bloody good natter with your down-to-earth friend' Shappi Khorsandi
'A joy from start to finish' Emma Kennedy
'Empowering... I will be recommending to everyone I know' Nikita Gill
'I'm a girl and northern and brown, didn't you know? A triple threat!' Trying to navigate her Indian world at home and the British world outside her front door, Anita Rani was a girl who didn't Âfit in anywhere. She was always destined to stand out: from playing Mary in her otherwise all white nursery nativity to growing up in eighties Yorkshire with her Punjabi family, spending evenings in the factory her parents owned whilst trying to Âfigure out how best to get rid of hair that seemed to be growing EVERYWHERE.
Anita shares the lessons she wishes her younger self could have known: 'Freedom is Complicated', 'You Will Fall in Love and Be Loved' and, most importantly, 'Your Anger is Legitimate'. How did she manage to become the powerhouse she is, whilst battling against being too white inside her home and too brown outside of it?
This story of a second-generation British Indian woman up north is also a tale of tenacity and a life lived with positivity and humour. If you have ever felt alone, different, or just not the right sort of girl, this is the book for you.
Fizzing with energy, hilarity and charm, The Right Sort of Girl is the Sunday Times bestseller from Countryfile's Anita Rani.
'Warm, honest and funny, filled with hope and inspiration' Nikesh Shukla
'Funny, touching, occasionally veering into beautifully controlled, quiet rage... a must-read' Viv Groskop
'Like a bloody good natter with your down-to-earth friend' Shappi Khorsandi
'A joy from start to finish' Emma Kennedy
'Empowering... I will be recommending to everyone I know' Nikita Gill
'I'm a girl and northern and brown, didn't you know? A triple threat!' Trying to navigate her Indian world at home and the British world outside her front door, Anita Rani was a girl who didn't Âfit in anywhere. She was always destined to stand out: from playing Mary in her otherwise all white nursery nativity to growing up in eighties Yorkshire with her Punjabi family, spending evenings in the factory her parents owned whilst trying to Âfigure out how best to get rid of hair that seemed to be growing EVERYWHERE.
Anita shares the lessons she wishes her younger self could have known: 'Freedom is Complicated', 'You Will Fall in Love and Be Loved' and, most importantly, 'Your Anger is Legitimate'. How did she manage to become the powerhouse she is, whilst battling against being too white inside her home and too brown outside of it?
This story of a second-generation British Indian woman up north is also a tale of tenacity and a life lived with positivity and humour. If you have ever felt alone, different, or just not the right sort of girl, this is the book for you.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Dear Anita
- Introduction: The Right Sort of Girl
- A Rough Guide to Being Punjabi
- Go Back to Where You Came From
- Families Are Never Simple
- Food Will Always Be Life
- Mum and Dad Aren’t Perfect, But They Are Superhuman
- Be Your Own Superhero When You Can
- Own Your Womanhood
- Love Your Skin Colour and Your Nose
- Yorkshire Will Always Take Your Breath Away
- Half-Arsing a Job is Not in Your DNA
- Every Woman Deserves a Room of Their Own
- Give Yourself a Break
- You Don’t Need to Compromise on Your Own Happiness
- You Will Party, Whether You’re Allowed To or Not
- Embrace Your Inner Drama Queen
- You Can Love Home But Also Desperately Need to Leave
- Work Harder Than Everyone Else and You Might Have a Shot
- Freedom is Complicated
- Find Your Sound
- If You Don’t Do It, Someone Else Will
- You’ll Never Feel ‘English’
- Travel Like Your Life Depends on It
- You Will Fall in Love and Be Loved
- You Will Be Accepted
- Your Anger is Legitimate
- Conclusion: The Right Sort of Woman
- Rani’s Dhal
- Acknowledgements
- Pictures