{"product_id":"misfits-by-michaela-coel-9781529913040","title":"Misfits","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the brilliant mind of the creator and star of \u003ci\u003eI May Destroy You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChewing Gum\u003c\/i\u003e comes a passionate declaration against fitting in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - A SUNDAY TIMES FILM \u0026amp; TV BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Razor-sharp and as funny as \u003ci\u003eI May Destroy You\u003c\/i\u003e ... A gifted writer' \u003cstrong\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/strong\u003e | 'A remarkable talent' \u003cstrong\u003eGuardian\u003c\/strong\u003e | 'A perfect truth-teller of our time' \u003cstrong\u003eELLE\u003c\/strong\u003e | 'Leaps off the page' \u003cstrong\u003eObserver\u003c\/strong\u003e | 'Comic and devastating' \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e | 'A magnificent thinker' \u003cstrong\u003egal-dem\u003c\/strong\u003e | 'A must-read' \u003cstrong\u003eMetro\u003c\/strong\u003e | 'Your self-help bible' \u003cstrong\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA BEST AUTUMN READ in Vogue, Vulture, Time Magazine, Observer, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle and LitHub\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the brilliant mind of the creator and star of \u003ci\u003eI May Destroy You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChewing Gum\u003c\/i\u003e comes a passionate declaration against fitting in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMichaela Coel's MacTaggart Lecture touched a lot of people with her striking revelations about race, class and gender. But in the end, the person most impacted was Coel herself. Building on this speech, \u003ci\u003eMisfits\u003c\/i\u003e immerses readers in her deeply personal vision through powerful allegory and anecdotes—from her East London upbringing to her discovery of theatre and love for storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith inspiring insight and wit, she tells of her reckoning with trauma and metamorphosis into a champion for herself, inclusivity and radical honesty, and in telling her journey invites us to reflect on our own. By embracing our differences, she says, we can transform our lives. An artist to her core, Coel holds up the path of the creative as an emblem of our need to regard one another with care and respect—and transparency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMisfits\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumphant call for honesty, empathy and inclusion. This timely, necessary book is a rousing coming-to-power manifesto dedicated to anyone who has ever worried about fitting in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46508981420268,"sku":"9781529913040","price":17.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19552123482732.jpg?v=1748758107","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/misfits-by-michaela-coel-9781529913040","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}