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‘Terrific and timely’ Elizabeth Day ’Stories that will make you cringe, weep and laugh out loud’ Scarlett Curtis ‘Brilliant, informative and funny.’ Jennifer Saunders ‘Passionate, informed and thought-provoking.’ Jane Garvey ‘Clever, useful and wise. Read it. Pass it on to your daughters. And then to your sons.’ Fi Glover ‘Cuts right through all the myths and embarrassment with searing facts, honesty and, perhaps more importantly, humour. A bleeding good read.’ Yomi Adegoke Revised and updated with a new chapter In this frank, funny rallying cry, Emma Barnett shares her story, as well as those of others, to ask why we’ve clammed up about menstruation. She’ll make you laugh, weep, and maybe squirm, about the natural process that nobody talks about, and smash this taboo once and for all.   Because it’s about bloody time. Period.

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'Empowering and liberating' The Daily Telegraph 'I wish this book had been written before I stopped having them. I might have enjoyed them more! It's brilliant, informative and funny. Period.' Jennifer Saunders 'I want to hear what Emma Barnett says about everything, and this terrific and timely book proves to be no exception.' Elizabeth Day 'A brilliant, myth-busting, funny and poignant book.' Helen Pankhurst 'Why has it taken so long for this powerful, fearless book to be written?' Emma Freud 'Uniquely funny and forthright.' Pandora Sykes 'Passionate, informed and thought-provoking.' Jane Garvey 'A must read for everyone. Period.' Kirsty Wark 'Clever, useful and wise. Read it. Pass it on to your daughters. And then to your sons.' Fi Glover 'Emma cuts right through all the myths and embarrassment with searing facts, honesty and, perhaps more importantly, humour. A bleeding good read.' Yomi Adegoke 'Terrific. Unique. Never read anything like it.' Richard Madeley 'Completely un-grim, informative, and entertaining.' Rachel Johnson 'An open, honest and achingly funny celebration of menstruation.' Amika George 'Smart, funny, enjoyable and tackling a subject head on that so many others would choose to avoid. I bloody loved it!' Becky Vardy 'Funny, fiery and full of surprising facts.' The Sunday Times Magazine

'Empowering and liberating' The Daily Telegraph 'I wish this book had been written before I stopped having them. I might have enjoyed them more! It's brilliant, informative and funny. Period.' Jennifer Saunders 'I want to hear what Emma Barnett says about everything, and this terrific and timely book proves to be no exception.' Elizabeth Day 'A brilliant, myth-busting, funny and poignant book.' Helen Pankhurst 'Why has it taken so long for this powerful, fearless book to be written?' Emma Freud

'Empowering and liberating' The Daily Telegraph 'I wish this book had been written before I stopped having them. I might have enjoyed them more! It's brilliant, informative and funny. Period.' Jennifer Saunders 'Stories that will make you cringe, weep and laugh out loud.' Scarlett Curtis 'I want to hear what Emma Barnett says about everything, and this terrific and timely book proves to be no exception.' Elizabeth Day 'A brilliant, myth-busting, funny and poignant book.' Helen Pankhurst 'Why has it taken so long for this powerful, fearless book to be written?' Emma Freud 'Uniquely funny and forthright.' Pandora Sykes 'Passionate, informed and thought-provoking.' Jane Garvey 'A must read for everyone. Period.' Kirsty Wark 'Clever, useful and wise. Read it. Pass it on to your daughters. And then to your sons.' Fi Glover 'Emma cuts right through all the myths and embarrassment with searing facts, honesty and, perhaps more importantly, humour. A bleeding good read.' Yomi Adegoke 'Terrific. Unique. Never read anything like it.' Richard Madeley 'Completely un-grim, informative, and entertaining.' Rachel Johnson 'An open, honest and achingly funny celebration of menstruation.' Amika George 'Smart, funny, enjoyable and tackling a subject head on that so many others would choose to avoid. I bloody loved it!' Becky Vardy 'Funny, fiery and full of surprising facts.' The Sunday Times Magazine

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Emma Barnett is an award-winning broadcaster and journalist. She presents The Emma Barnett Show on BBC Radio 5 Live in which she interviews key figures shaping our times, from Melinda Gates to the Prime Minister, and was named Radio Broadcaster of the Year 2018 by the Broadcasting Press Guild for her agenda-setting interviews. Emma regularly presents Woman's Hour and makes documentaries for BBC Radio 4, as well as presenting The Andrew Marr Show, Newsnight, Sunday Morning Live, and ITV's After the News. She writes a weekly agony aunt column, ‘Tough Love' in The Sunday Times Magazine, and is a proud patron of Smartworks. Period. is her first book.   Twitter/Instagram: @emmabarnett

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