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A Complicated Woman

Rebecca Lucy Taylor

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A Complicated Woman

by Rebecca Lucy Taylor
A Complicated Woman
A Complicated Woman

A complicated debut from Self Esteem

Rebecca Lucy Taylor, also known as Self Esteem, makes her literary debut. A Complicated Woman explores the devolution of a woman. Dolly Alderton hails Taylor as an oracle for millennial women.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A Complicated Woman

by Rebecca Lucy Taylor
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ISBN: 9781914240652
Author: Rebecca Lucy Taylor
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Poetry
Related Topics: Feminism, LGBTQ+, Literature, Literary Criticism

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'A pin-up and an oracle for millennial women.' Dolly Alderton. In her remarkable literary debut, Taylor (AKA Self Esteem) will explore the devolution of a woman.
 

A complicated debut from Self Esteem

Rebecca Lucy Taylor, also known as Self Esteem, makes her literary debut. A Complicated Woman explores the devolution of a woman. Dolly Alderton hails Taylor as an oracle for millennial women.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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