{"product_id":"how-to-make-a-woman","title":"How to Make a Woman","description":"\u003ch4\u003eMarie Darrieussecq | Paperback | June 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Grand Prix de l’héroïne, 2024, Darrieussecq's new novel explores feminine identity and social pressures upon women through the story of an intense friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRose tries to appeal to Solange. ‘You and I are alike,’ she says.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘We might have been alike when we were little, but the truth is that we’re not at all the same.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn electrifying double narrative about young women’s lives and desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRose, a psychotherapist, and Solange, an actress, are very different, one diligent and loyal, the other rebellious and self-centred, but they have been best friends forever. In How to Make a Woman, we follow the young women’s experiences of adolescence, love, sex, work and motherhood, as they negotiate their place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exuberant portrait of female friendship and desires, of two identities under construction, of ‘what gets done to women’, is also a snapshot of French provincial life in the eighties and nineties. Written with humour and heart,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Make a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis another bold, sparkling novel by a leading voice in French contemporary literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Marie Darrieussecq courses through dark places with such buoyant energy that you emerge exhilarated.’ Helen Garner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A lucid, clear-eyed and strangely comforting novel about the paths two friends take away from each other.’ Amina Cain, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndelicacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Elegant and lucid...a fascinating exploration of a friendship.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Darrieussecq is one of the most prolific and distinguished living writers in France with a truly impressive body of work.’ Samantha Harvey,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarie Darrieussecq was born in Bayonne in 1969. Her first novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePig Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was translated into thirty-five languages. She has published more than twenty books and been awarded numerous prizes. Text has published\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTom Is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing Here: The Life of Paula Modersohn-Becke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003er,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOur Life in the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrossed Lines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSleepless\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Make a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Darrieussecq has written art criticism and journalism, is a translator from English and has practised as a psychoanalyst. She lives in Paris.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51221994537127,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/Howtomakeawoman.jpg?v=1786939931","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/products\/how-to-make-a-woman","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}