Female authors who dare to have female protagonists in their novels are always accused of secretly writing about themselves. Author Radhika Sanghani begs to differ
Radhika Sanghani wrote a book called Virgin - and now everyone wants to know about her virginity
The Telegraph - 26 July 2015
I used to think that having a novel published would be the best thing that could ever happen to me; that every time I’d pick up a book in a store with my name emblazoned across the spine, I’d glow with pride; that every time someone asked me about my book, I’d be thrilled to answer their questions.
That, really, everything would be perfect.
Only then it actually happened. Last year my debut novel Virgin was published – a story about a 21-year-old student on a journey to shed her cumbersome cherry so she can fit in with her mates and start having casual sex all over London.
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