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Bogan to Liar

By Jade Doe

Bogan to Liar

By Jade Doe

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From the window of a rusted caravan to the polished hallways of corporate life, Bogan to Liar is a gripping memoir about the identities we invent, the secrets we bury, and the lengths we go to escape the worlds we're born into.Growing up in the shadows of Australia's forgotten streets, the author learned early that the truth didn't protect her-lies did. Not the malicious kind, but the small, necessary reinventions that helped a child survive neglect, poverty, instability, and the quiet violence of being unseen. When the adults around her couldn't offer safety, she built her own version of it out of instinct and imagination.But survival tactics have a way of following us. As she grows older, the lies evolve. What begins as a child's camouflage becomes an adult's armour. A new name, a new tone, a new way of holding herself. A way to fit in rooms she was never meant to enter. A way to hide the caravan girl behind the woman who appears put-together, competent, and fine.This memoir unravels that façade with stunning honesty. With sharp insight and dark, sometimes uncomfortable humour, the author exposes the unspoken cost of social mobility-the shame that lingers even after the struggle, the fear of being "found out," and the aching desire to belong somewhere without pretending.Bogan to Liar is not a tale of overnight transformation. It is the story of a girl who grew up learning how to disappear, and a woman who had to learn how to come back to herself. It is about class, resilience, identity, and the complicated truth that sometimes lies are not deception-they are survival.Told with heartbreaking clarity and a fierce, unwavering voice, this memoir is for anyone who has ever had to build themselves from the ground up, anyone who's ever lived a double life, and anyone who understands that escaping the past doesn't mean it lets you go.Raw, intimate, and impossible to forget, Bogan to Liar is a powerful reminder that even the most fragile beginnings can lead to extraordinary lives-if you're willing to rewrite the story.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
136
Release Date:
2025-12-09
Publication Date:
2025-12-08
Publisher:
GritLine Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1764446208
ISBN13:
9781764446204
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Maximum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
209 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
8 cm
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