by Jo Brand · Headline Review · tapa dura · ISBN 9780755322299
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«It's Different for Girls» is the contemporary fiction novel by Jo Brand, published by Headline Review in hardback in 2005 (352 pages, in English).
In 1970s Hastings, Rachel and Susan survive adolescence thanks to their friendship, which protects them from parents, bullies, soggy chips and warm beer. When Dave, a local rocker and bad boy, enters their lives, they discover that sex, drugs and rock and roll are not what they imagined. The arrival of punk changes everything.
Recommended for readers looking for a story about teenage friendship and the transition to adult life in 1970s England, with humour and nostalgia.
Josephine Grace Brand is an English comedian, presenter, actress and writer. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on Saturday Live, she went on to appear on The Brain Drain, Channel 4's Jo Brand Through the Cakehole, Getting On and various television appearances including as a regular guest on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You?. She also makes regular appearances on BBC Radio 4 in programmes such as The News Quiz and Just a Minute. Since 2014 she has been the presenter of The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice. In 2003, Brand was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
