Last week I had a great conversation with New York Times bestselling author, and funny, warm, perceptive human Kirsten Miller. Her new book The Change just might be a unicorn; it’s a novel whose central are menopause sheroes. And more than that, you are going to want to be their friends. It’s a kickass, feminist novel about how we handle power, control over us and control of ourselves, and the fear that society has for our natural cycles. I already know that if you enjoy the conversations on LAIJ, you are going to love this book.
It’s not just me, Marian Keyes says it’s A roar of rage, a pacy page-turner, I loved it with all my broken heart. Read it. You’ll love it.
Kirsten is an outstanding feminist author in the YA and children’s space, who spent twenty-five years as a strategist in the advertising industry. During that time, she worked for some of the largest agencies in the world as well as boutique agencies and an eight-person start-up. She’s proud to have quit a senior job at one of the most famous ad agencies in America over an ad that’s described in The Change.
I got very lucky because we share a publisher and I got an early copy and the chance to chat with Kirsten, and you are invited to the conversation too … about
- Roe vs Wade
- All the superpowers of menopause
- Changing the narrative
- The best ever story about a powerful women
- Our role models
- Kirsten’s best writing tips
- Witches
- Kirsten’s tip for owning your power
Kirsten’s website is here and you can buy The Change from all good bookshops
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