Published: July 17, 2021
Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret? will always hold its place in the canon – but it doesn’t reflect the world of Pip Harry’s 11-year-old daughter
- Are You There, Buddha? by Pip Harry is out now through Hachette
Everyone remembers where they were when they first got their period.
I was doing gymnastics in the hallway of my family home, aged 11. Skinny, athletic and resolutely opposed to anything feminine, it changed me instantly from a freewheeling pre-teen to a more grown-up girl with an unwelcome monthly responsibility that would last for the next 40-odd years. As a competition swimmer who spent much of my free time in chlorinated water, it was a ghastly addition to my schedule.
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