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Apr 5, 2016 · by Louise O'Neill (Author) 4.1 4,818 ratings. See all formats and editions. Emma O'Donovan is eighteen, beautiful, and fearless. It's the beginning of summer in a quiet Irish town and tonight she and her friends have dressed to impress. Everyone is at the party, and all eyes are on Emma.
Publisher. Quercus. ISBN. 978 1 78429 586 8. Asking For It is a book by Irish author Louise O’Neill that was released in 2015. [1] It won the Bord Gáis Energy Book of the Year award. [2] It has since been adapted into a play, which in 2018 won the Audience Choice award at the Irish Times Irish Theatre awards. [3]
Asking for It is a brave, brilliant book: ‘a genuinely heartbreaking, sickening and truthful examination of society’s penchant for victim-blaming, its treatment of women and the concept of rape culture’ – The Guardian. ‘Try to be brave, grown-ups. O’Neill’s second novel may be scary, but it is riveting and essential.
Sep 3, 2015 · Overview. 'A soul-shattering novel that will leave your emotions raw. This story will haunt me forever. Everyone should read it' Guardian. In a small town where everyone knows everyone, Emma O'Donovan is different. She is the special one - beautiful, popular, powerful. And she works hard to keep it that way. Until that night . . .
- 9781.8B
- Quercus Publishing
- 09/03/2015
- Hachette Digital, Inc.
Louise O'Neill is the feminist powerhouse and outspoken voice for change whose novels Only Ever Yours and Asking for It helped to start important conversations about body image and consent....
Apr 5, 2016 · Asking For It is a powerful story about the devastating effects of rape and public shaming, told through the awful experience of a young woman whose life is changed forever by an act of violence. Report an issue with this product.
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