{"product_id":"how-to-make-a-man","title":"How To Make A Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarie Darriesussecq\u003c\/strong\u003e (author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRose and Solange are lifelong friends, growing up together in the Basque region of France in the 1980s. Their paths are intertwined, yet they enter adulthood on radically different footing: Rose, who prizes stability above all else, moves to Bordeaux to study psychology and remains committed to her childhood sweetheart, Christian; rebellious Solange shakes off her old connections and moves from Bordeaux to Paris to London in pursuit of a life on the stage. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow to Make a Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, we follow the young women’s experiences of adolescence, love, sex, work and motherhood, as they negotiate their places in the world and find their own versions of fulfilment. Written with humour and heart, Marie Darrieussecq’s latest novel is an electrifying, sometimes brutal portrait of female friendship and of two identities under construction, by ‘one of the most original voices in contemporary French literature’ (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarie Darrieussecq was born in Bayonne in 1969 and is recognized as one of the leading voices of contemporary French literature. Her first novel, Pig Tales, was translated into thirty-five languages. She has written more than twenty books. Text has published \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTom Is Dead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAll the Way\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBeing Here: The Life of Paula Modersohn-Becker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOur Life in the Forest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Baby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCrossed Lines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In 2013 Marie Darrieussecq was awarded the Prix Médicis and the Prix des Prix for her novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She has written art criticism and journalism for a number of publications, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLibération\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCharlie Hebdo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and is also a translator from English and has practised as a psychoanalyst. She lives in Paris.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eFitzcarraldo Editions\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAug. 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e978-1804272695\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58807906369920,"sku":"9781804272695","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/HowToMakeAWoman.jpg?v=1788021352","url":"https:\/\/rudolfsteinerbookshop.co.uk\/products\/how-to-make-a-man","provider":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}