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Louise oneill grew up in clonakilty, a small town in west cork. Louise oneill has taken the concept of consent and brought it to her fictional story, based on many reallife cases. Printz honor book asking for it, by irish author louise oneil only ever yours, is about a teen girl in ireland whos gangraped after drinking and taking pills and falling unconscious at a party. Louise oneill has deliberately created emma, her main character, to pose these questions. Louise oneill s first book only ever yours took the ya world by storm and now shes back with a second, asking for it, about rape culture. Asking for it louise oneill interview why you need to. Pdf on nov 26, 2016, jennifer gouck and others published. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading asking for it. Her plays include helen and i druid theatre, 2016 and a stage adaptation of louise oneills novel asking for it everyman theatre, cork. Asking for it is definitely a book that you should read in your life. Apr 15, 2016 why you need to read this ya novel about victim blaming and rape culture. She was born in 1985 and grew up in clonakilty, in west cork, ireland. I stormed through this book in one sitting, unable to look away.
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Centred on the story of a leaving cert student, emma 18, who lives in a rural town in the south of ireland, asking. Its the perfect choice for my book club because were all sure to have a lot to say. Shes taking on extremely big issues and themes and this will be seen as a tough read by some, but its one that deserves the attention it has received since its publication. Asking for it by louise oneill books hachette australia.
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