{"title":"Rebecca Lucy Taylor AKA Self Esteem","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-complicated-woman-1","title":"A Complicated Woman","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.roughtrade.com\/collection\/books-of-the-year-2025\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks of the Year 2025: #20\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe extraordinary, subversive literary debut from Mercury Prize-nominated musician and artist Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka Self Esteem).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSometimes when I drink wine out of a globulous glass with the thinnest of rims, blocking out the fact it's billed at £14 a pop, I think of baby Becky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHair so blonde it's neon white, cheeks so chubby you can't see her eyes. What must she think right now? She must think she made it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe're a great big adult person.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat was always the plan, right?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn her extraordinary debut, with her trademark lyricism and razor-sharp wit, Mercury Prize-nominated musician and artist Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka SELF ESTEEM) takes us on a journey through womanhood - whatever the hell that means.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the notes, lyrics and biting observational prose for which Taylor has become lauded, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Complicated Woman\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoffers itself up as a subversive anti-Bible for any woman who has ever cracked under the weight of impossible expectation; who has done unto others the damage that has been wrought upon her; and who has discovered deep within herself a resilience that surprised her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Complicated Woman \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a cathartic scream of a book that gets to the heart of being a woman in the world today, and cements Taylor as one of the most exciting voices of her generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Octopus","offers":[{"title":"Hardback - Signed BOTY","offer_id":52338431000907,"sku":"R9608-2680","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":55827301105995,"sku":"R9608-9224","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/acomplicatedwoman_0233f874-554f-4197-b8eb-c97bace0fef2.webp?v=1762268876"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/rebecca-lucy-taylor-aka-self-esteem.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}