Is This OK?: One Woman's Search For Connection Online

Hardback Published on: 25/05/2023
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Synopsis

Music journalist, self-professed creep and former winner of the coveted 'Fittest Girl in Year 11' award, Harriet Gibsone lives in fear of her internet searches being leaked.

Harriet spent much of her young life feeding neuroses and insecurities with obsessive internet searching (including compulsive googling of exes, prospective partners, and their exes), and indulging in whirlwind 'parasocial relationships' (translation: one-sided affairs with celebrities she has never met).

Suddenly, with a diagnosis of early menopause in her late twenties, her relationship with the internet takes a darker turn, as her online addictions are thrown into sharp relief by the corporeal realities of illness and motherhood.

An outrageously funny, raw and painfully honest account of trying to find connection in the age of the internet, Is This Ok? is the launch of an exciting new comic voice.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • ISBN: 9781035000999
  • Number of pages: 304
  • Dimensions: 225 x 145 x 33 mm
  • Weight: 416g
  • Languages: English

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Is This OK?
Beautifully written and captivating.
An absolutely brilliant read with a very humane take of adolescence and not being perfect. I thoroughly enjoyed this memoir and felt closely connected to H... READ MORE
Emma
Is This OK?
not for me
As a Millennial, this book resonated with me quite a lot regarding the internet and how this impacted my life growing up. However, I found it quite a mixed... READ MORE
june.reads
Is This OK?
Is the author ok?
'Is This Okay' by Harriet Gibsone is like watching a demolition derby that’s starting to get out of hand; you go from mildly entertained to watching the fl... READ MORE
Jay F