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The Girl's Guide to Absolutely Everything

This lighthearted handbook gathers practical advice for young women trying to find their footing in adult life. Its short entries range from keeping fit and making a home feel like your own to finding work you can stand, dating online, and managing relationships with parents and siblings. The collection also looks ahead, touching on how to plan for the distant years when a pension will matter.

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Rather than offering rigid rules, it reads like a friend passing along useful hints with a wink, meant to make the strange business of growing up a little less intimidating.

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young adult

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