Girl Truths

When Andrea Carey’s mother was diagnosed with cancer, they began working together on a project for the author’s daughter - and for daughters everywhere. They started writing down things they had learned, advice they had been given and bits of wisdom they had picked up from family and friends. These were simple truths, easy to remember, mostly common sense, but powerful in their simplicity. It quickly became a consuming project for mother and daughter. They wanted to leave a record, a guidebook of the things I want you to know, even if some day I am no longer here to say them. Though aimed primarily at teenagers and preteens, this is a fun book for girls and women of all ages. It has no agenda to push; its purpose is to present simple, unadorned truths to girls about what they need to know about life.