We talked body image and honesty with 'My Mad Fat Diary' author Rae Earl
 

We talked body image and honesty with 'My Mad Fat Diary' author Rae Earl
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It can be hard to look back on your own teen trials and tribulations. But looking back on someone else's teenage years? That can be amazing.

Rae Earl looked past the inherent embarrassment of reliving her youth and published her 17-year-old diary, covering the year 1989My Mad Fat Diary, a hit in the UK with a popular TV adaptation that just hit Hulu in the US, covers young Rae's experiences as a music-obsessed, boy-crazy, overweight British teen. This funny, heartbreaking and entirely relatable memoir is finally hitting shelves in the US (complete with a glossary for all the British slang) and we couldn't be more excited. Read more...

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