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English Summary/英文概要： This is the story I promised myself, aged twenty-one, that I would one day be brave enough - and well enough - to write.
Clare Bowditch has always had a knack for telling stories. Through her music and performing, this beloved Australian artist has touched hundreds of thousands of lives. But what of the stories she used to tell herself? That ’real life’ only begins once you’re thin or beautiful, that good things only happen to other people.
YOUR OWN KIND OF GIRL reveals a childhood punctuated by grief, anxiety and compulsion, and tells how these forces shaped Clare’s life for better and for worse. This is a heartbreaking, wise and at times playful memoir. Clare’s own story told raw and as it happened. A reminder that even on the darkest of nights, victory is closer than it seems.
With startling candour, Clare lays bare her truth in the hope that doing so will inspire anyone who’s ever done battle with their inner critic. This is the work of a woman who has found her true power - and wants to pass it on. Happiness, we discover, is only possible when we take charge of the stories we tell ourselves.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是我21岁时向自己承诺的故事，我总有一天会足够勇敢地——而且非常好地——去写作。
克莱尔•鲍迪奇一向有讲故事的本事。通过她的音乐和演奏，这位深受爱戴的澳大利亚艺术家感动了数十万人的生命。但她以前给自己讲的那些故事呢？真正的生活只有在你变瘦或变漂亮时才会开始，美好的事情只会发生在别人身上。
《你自己那种女孩》讲述了一个被悲伤、焦虑和强迫所打断的童年，讲述了这些力量如何塑造了克莱尔的生活，不管是好的方面还是坏的方面。这是一本令人心碎的、睿智的、时而有趣的回忆录。克莱尔将自己的故事原封不动地讲了出来。这提醒我们，即使在最黑暗的夜晚，胜利也比看上去更接近。
克莱尔极其坦率地共享了她自己得出的真相，希望这样做能激励任何曾与她一样与自己内心的批评家斗争过的人。这是一本关于一个女人的作品，她发现了自己真正的力量，并想把它传下去。我们发现，幸福，只有当我们掌控自己讲的故事时，才有可能。（YYW）
Awards/获奖情况： 在澳大利亚已售出15，000册
咏叹调获奖歌手和女演员克莱尔鲍迪奇在这本无拘无束的回忆录里，直面她的内心批评家。
“在我读这本书的时候，这本书里的一字一句不断出现在我面前，这本真实又体面。克莱尔•鲍迪奇让我觉得做一个人是多么美妙、多么困难、多么神奇。"--莉卖书
“克莱尔•鲍迪奇凭借这部处女作巩固了她作为澳大利亚最迷人的故事讲述者之一的地位。她揭露女人生活中的弱点、伤害和胜利的能力是无与伦比的。她当然是我喜欢的那种女孩。”--克莱蒙婷•福特
“这本书就像一个救生圈，拯救了一代人。一个生病了又害怕的年轻女孩就是那个抛出救生圈的人，她长大后就是克莱尔•鲍迪奇。一个非同寻常的故事，忠实地还原了回忆并被慷慨地讲述。好一个女人。一本震撼人心的回忆录。”《ANNABEL CRABB》
“克莱尔•鲍迪奇非常慷慨打开了她的心扉和历史——刨开自己创造力的诞生和早期塑造她的伤疤。就像女人自己一样，《你自己那种女孩》是坚定的，有趣的，鼓舞人心的和真实的。我大口咀嚼着这本书。"--凯特•斯图尔特
“一本勇敢而慷慨的作品。虽然鲍迪奇从不说教，也没有摆出高人一等的的姿态，但她还是有很多东西要分享，因为她邀请读者了解一个年轻女子内心的柔情和不断发展的思想，她决心要了解自己和自己在世界上的地位。这本书以鲍迪奇标志性的热情和开朗著称，既是勤奋思考和洞察的产物，也是一种同情的表现。”--佩奇•福鲁
Has already sold 15,000 copies in Australia
ARIA Award-winning singer and actress Clare Bowditch confronts her inner critic in this no-holds-barred memoir.
’The words that kept coming to me over and over again as I read this book were authenticity and decency. Clare Bowditch made me feel how wonderful and difficult and amazing it is to be a human.’ LEIGH SALES
’Clare Bowditch cements her status as one of Australia’s most mesmerising storytellers with this debut. Her ability to lay bare the vulnerabilities, hurts and triumphs of a woman’s life is second to none. She’s my kind of girl, for sure.’ CLEMENTINE FORD
’This book is like a life-buoy, tossed across a generation by a sick and frightened young woman, who grew up to be Clare Bowditch. An extraordinary tale, faithfully remembered and generously told. What a woman. A transfixing and powerful memoir.’ ANNABEL CRABB
’Clare Bowditch opens her heart and history with staggering generosity - unpicking the birth of her creativity and the early scars that forged her. Much like the woman herself, YOUR OWN KIND OF GIRL is unflinching, entertaining, inspiring and real. I inhaled this book.’ KAT STEWART
’A brave and generous work. Never didactic or patronising, Bowditch nonetheless has much to share as she invites the reader inside the tender heart and evolving mind of a young woman determined to make sense of herself and her place in the world. Told with Bowditch’s trademark warmth and openness, this book is an act of compassion as much as it is the product of diligent reflection and insight.’ PEGGY FREW
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