High School: A Memoir

Name: High School: A Memoir
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780349011981
Price: 29.99 NZD
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The New York Times Bestseller and now a major TV series

By Tegan Quin and Sara Quin

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Summary

High School: A Memoir by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin is a candid and engaging recollection of the twin sisters' teenage years. Set against the backdrop of the 1990s Canadian music scene, the memoir explores themes of identity, self-discovery, and the challenges of adolescence. Through their different perspectives, the sisters share their journey from high school navigation to emerging as notable musicians.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in an authentic and intimate glimpse into the teenage years of two iconic musicians. The memoir offers a compelling insight into the challenges and triumphs of navigating high school life, creativity, and identity, all told through the unique voices of Tegan and Sara Quin.

High School: A Memoir

From iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a nostalgic memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their origin story.

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From iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a nostalgic memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their origin story.

'Genius' Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors

'A gift' Elliot Page, actor

'Utterly charming' Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties

Before they became international musicians and LGBTQ+ icons, twin sisters Sara and Tegan Quin came of age in 90s Canada. They argued relentlessly, skipped school, dropped acid and fell in and out of love - sometimes with their best friends.

One day they found their stepdad's guitar and their lives changed course forever.

High School is a revelatory joint memoir. It captures two sisters wrestling with their sexual and artistic identities and those breathtaking years when the future seems wondrously possible.

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High School: A Memoir by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin is widely praised for its honest and humorous portrayal of adolescence. Reviewers highlight its importance for the LGBTQ+ community, noting it as intensely vulnerable and life-affirming. The memoir evokes a vivid sense of time and place, capturing universal truths about growing up, with its candid storytelling being both tender and courageously honest.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349011981

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 November 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Virago Press Ltd

Illustration: 50 black and white photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 384

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir LGBTQ+ Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction Sara Quin Tegan Quin

About the Author

During the course of their twenty-year career, Tegan and Sara have sold well over one million records and released eight studio albums. They have received three Juno Awards, a Grammy nomination, a Governor General's Performing Arts Award, and the 2018 New York Civil Liberties Union Award. They have performed on some of the world's biggest stages, from Coachella to the Academy Awards. Outspoken advocates for equality, in 2016 Tegan and Sara created the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which fights for health, economic justice, and representation for LGBTQ girls and women. The sisters currently reside in Vancouver, British Columbia, and split their time between there and Los Angeles, California. Visit them at www.teganandsara.com or connect with them on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @TeganandSara.