Nobody Asked For This

Publishing as a standalone collection for the first time, and featuring exclusive, brand-new poems Nobody asked for this Whatever this is Nobody asked for this Charly Cox never thought she''d make it to 29. In this new and updated collecion, published for the first time as a standalone book, featuring 20 new poems, she paints a complex picture of the formative experiences of womanhood and living with Bipolar II disorder. From first loves, to lost loves, to the dark humour of mental illness, Nobody Asked For This is an intimate and unflinchingly honest exploration of growing up in the 21st century.

Product details

• Authors: Charly Cox
• Publisher: Harlequin (UK)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.09.2025
• EAN: 9780008639839
• ISBN: 978-0-00-863983-9
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 7 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Poetry, POETRY / Women Authors, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica, POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Death, Grief, Loss, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Family, Relating to early adulthood, Feminism & feminist theory, Poetry by individual poets, Relating to adolescence / teenage years, Feminism and feminist theory, Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), Subject matter intended specifically for women and/or girls, Modern and contemporary poetry / poems, Coping with / advice about body image issues or topics