She is married to Irish actor Chris O’Dowd ( The IT Crowd, Bridesmaids). I seriously recommend picking it up: it even has a sequel, and two more in the series to come, apparently.ĭawn O’Porter is a presenter on many documentaries covering topics like geishas, polygamy and the film Dirty Dancing. I haven’t read a novel like this in a while. It made me laugh and cry all at the same time, and then I just came back for more and laughed and cried again. It’s a story that involves many different plotlines, and you want to scream at some of the characters, which is always good. Loneliness, frustration and the longing for escape from their dysfunctional families joins them together in a bond that cannot be broken: the bond of female friendship. Thoughtful, introspective Flo couldn’t be more different from extroverted, sexually curious Renee. Fifteen-year-old schoolgirls Renee Sargent and Flo Parrot are not meant to be friends. Dawn O’Porter’s brilliant, true-to-life take on teenage friendship and relationships is mesmerising for, according to Caroline Flack, ‘anyone who has ever been a teenage girl’. I found it a few days ago, and read it in a day. Photo credit: Hot Key Booksįor a number of years, Paper Aeroplanes has been stored at the back of my mind, and I have been hunting for it since. The cover for Dawn O’Porter’s Paper Aeroplanes, designed by Jet Purdie.
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