Description
Book SynopsisThe daughter of Iraqi-Jewish refugees, Samantha Ellis is the author of the books
How to be a Heroine and
Take Courage and her plays include
How to Date a Feminist,
Cling to me Like Ivy and
Operation Magic Carpet. Her journalism has appeared in the
Guardian, TLS, Spectator, Literary Review and more. She worked on the first two
Paddington films. She lives in London.
Trade ReviewAny woman with a remotely bookish childhood will find great pleasure in
How to be a Heroine... like Ellis, I find it reassuring that Lizzy Bennet can admit that she was wrong about Darcy, have used Scarlett's indomitable mantra in times of adversity, and have every sympathy with the women who keep their bank accounts separate as in
Lace -- Daisy Goodwin * Sunday Times *
This is quite simply a genius idea for a book.... A fantastically inspirational memoir that makes you want to reread far too many books -- Viv Groskop * Observer *
Brilliant... From Lizzy Bennet to 'go-getting Judy Jordan' from
Lace, Samantha Ellis did what we all do, mostly without realising: tried other people's lives on for size in literature * Red *
The best kind of book: one that I gobbled up, wanting to go slow to savour it but unable to stop reading until it was all gone. One that made me want to run to the bookshop to buy copies of novels I’ve never got round to reading and devour those, too -- Rebecca Armstrong * Independent *
Delightfully honest and warmly funny -- Eithne Farry * Daily Mail *
