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Best mates Leanne and Kelly have lived in Southend-on-Sea their whole lives. Larger-than-life Leanne is happy staying put, but Kelly secretly dreams of escaping her dull job and seeing the world. When out-of-towner journalist Helen can’t afford Leigh-on-Sea so moves in next door instead, events take a surprising turn. As Leanne and Kelly take her under their wing, an unexpected friendship blooms in Spoons, and Helen soon has them reconsidering what it means to celebrate where you’re from. With the help of Leanne’s Nan, east-ender Roni, they take a sharp swipe at stereotypes women have been putting up with for decades. Mischief ensues, fires are lit, and the Essex girls do what’s in their blood: cause trouble – but not in a way anyone would expect…

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A shot of high energy fun...thoughtful writing that never forgets to be funny; a real gem * Guardian (on Pramkicker) * Terrific...funny & sharply observed * Scotsman (on Pramkicker) * The voice of a generation * The Guilty Feminist *

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Sadie Hasler is a multi award-winning columnist, playwright, and actor. Her plays Pramkicker and Fran & Leni have been performed in Washington DC, Sydney, Chicago, Melbourne, Oslo, Rome, Milan, Asti, Edinburgh, & around the UK. They are published by Methuen Drama. She is co Founder/Artistic Director of theatre company Old Trunk. Sadie has been awarded Columnist of the Year in both the Society of Editors and EDF Media Awards. She wrote weekly columns for The Essex Echo and The Gazette newspapers for six years, monthly for glossy Essex Life, and has written articles for The Lancet, Standard Issue, and Total Production Magazine. She recently contributed an essay to the book Last Christmas alongside Olivia Colman, Emilia Clarke, and Meryl Streep, edited by Emma Thompson and Greg Wise, out October 2019. She is currently editing her first book, Beautiful Things. “The voice of a generation” - Deborah Frances-White on The Guilty Feminist

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