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Mum Says My Memoir Is A Lie
In 2015, Rosie Waterland published her first book, a memoir called "The Anti-Cool Girl". The book is about her childhood, her growing up, and her becoming an adult; all with mentally ill, drug and alcohol addicted parents, child protection, foster care, caravans and couches. There were crazy and very difficult times but also some funny times too. Rosie is 30 now, her mum Lisa is now 53. Since the book came out, the one question Rosie is always asked is more than any other is, "Has your Mum read the book?" Lisa hadn't read it for a while, because her drinking was so bad that she...
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Ratings & Reviews
4.7 stars from 1,670 ratings
Excellent
One of the best podcasts I’ve listened to. After listening to ‘Just the Gist’, I thought I’d give this a go. I’m not usually into memoirs, but this was captivating from the first episode. A must listen 👌🏾.
Jkov88 via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 01/23/24
Truly amazing piece of work 💜
An amazing, complex, hilarious and relatable audio masterpiece. Best podcast I’ve ever listened to. Chef’s kiss Miss Rosie, thanks for making the world a less lonely place for those of us who grew up differently👌🏽
misspetal via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 01/20/24
Highly recommend
Best podcast I’ve ever listened to. Will probably have to listen to the whole series again sometime. Loved every episode. Rosie is a beautiful writer and speaker. And was great hearing Lisa’s perspectives and sense of humour too.
Melly Zanelli via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 10/25/23
Recent Episodes
The final episode! Rosie spent a lifetime struggling to understand why she wasn't a cool kid, constantly wondering just what she was missing. From her early days trying to hide her poo pants from her sister's friends, to later days doing drugs and pretending to enjoy sex with boys who were...
Published 02/27/18
Published 02/27/18
When you're twenty-seven years old and realise that you have no clue how to post a letter, it's obvious something has gone very wrong somewhere along the line. Now that Rosie was out there living on her own as a functioning adult, she realised she didn't know as much as she thought she did about...
Published 02/19/18
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