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High School: A Memoir

The New York Times Bestseller and now a major TV series

Author: Tegan Quin and Sara Quin  

High School: A Memoir
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From iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a nostalgic memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their origin story.

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From iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a nostalgic memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their origin story.

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From iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a nostalgic memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their origin story.

'Genius' Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors

'A gift' Elliot Page, actor

'Utterly charming' Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties

Before they became international musicians and LGBTQ+ icons, twin sisters Sara and Tegan Quin came of age in 90s Canada. They argued relentlessly, skipped school, dropped acid and fell in and out of love - sometimes with their best friends.

One day they found their stepdad's guitar and their lives changed course forever.

High School is a revelatory joint memoir. It captures two sisters wrestling with their sexual and artistic identities and those breathtaking years when the future seems wondrously possible.

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Critic Reviews

“This account of the pains and pleasures of dirtbag queer-girl adolescence is everything you could want from a memoir: honest and hilarious, dishy and sweet, smart and self-aware and utterly charming. - Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties Will make countless people feel less alone . It is so important for the LGBTQ+ community to have memoirs like this - Ellen PageThey speak universal truths and captured a time and a place so perfectly, I can't exactly be sure that I wasn't there - Busy Philipps Intense, vulnerable and life-affirming - Abbi Jacobson Elegant and evocative . . . High School tells their story from 15 to 18 when they first took drugs, got girlfriends and picked up guitars - Guardian There's simply nothing like it . . . Completely original, utterly gripping, gorgeously written and fearlessly powerful - Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with ScissorsWith their music, Tegan and Sara offer listeners a glimpse at a specific time and place. In High School, they throw the door open and allow readers the opportunity to become fully immersed in their world. Tegan and Sara's stories of first loves, self discovery, and the insights into their relationship with each other are deeply moving and relatable . They never hold back from the absolute authenticity they are known for. I never wanted it to end - Clea DuVall, actress, She s All That and Girl, Interrupted Candid, tender, courageously honest, and heartbreakingly familiar ; I could see myself and my own experience reflected in these stories, more so than in anything else I've ever read. Reading this book moved me deeply - Julien Baker, singer and songwriter”

This account of the pains and pleasures of dirtbag queer-girl adolescence is everything you could want from a memoir: honest and hilarious, dishy and sweet, smart and self-aware and utterly charming.

- Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties

Will make countless people feel less alone. It is so important for the LGBTQ+ community to have memoirs like this - Ellen Page

They speak universal truths and captured a time and a place so perfectly, I can't exactly be sure that I wasn't there - Busy Philipps

Intense, vulnerable and life-affirming - Abbi Jacobson

Elegant and evocative . . . High School tells their story from 15 to 18 when they first took drugs, got girlfriends and picked up guitars - Guardian

There's simply nothing like it . . . Completely original, utterly gripping, gorgeously written and fearlessly powerful - Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors

With their music, Tegan and Sara offer listeners a glimpse at a specific time and place. In High School, they throw the door open and allow readers the opportunity to become fully immersed in their world. Tegan and Sara's stories of first loves, self discovery, and the insights into their relationship with each other are deeply moving and relatable. They never hold back from the absolute authenticity they are known for. I never wanted it to end - Clea DuVall, actress, She s All That and Girl, Interrupted

Candid, tender, courageously honest, and heartbreakingly familiar; I could see myself and my own experience reflected in these stories, more so than in anything else I've ever read. Reading this book moved me deeply - Julien Baker, singer and songwriter

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About the Author

During the course of their twenty-year career, Tegan and Sara have sold well over one million records and released eight studio albums. They have received three Juno Awards, a Grammy nomination, a Governor General's Performing Arts Award, and the 2018 New York Civil Liberties Union Award. They have performed on some of the world's biggest stages, from Coachella to the Academy Awards. Outspoken advocates for equality, in 2016 Tegan and Sara created the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which fights for health, economic justice, and representation for LGBTQ girls and women. The sisters currently reside in Vancouver, British Columbia, and split their time between there and Los Angeles, California. Visit them at or connect with them on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @TeganandSara.

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From iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a nostalgic memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their origin story. 'Genius' Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors 'A gift' Elliot Page, actor 'Utterly charming' Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties Before they became international musicians and LGBTQ+ icons, twin sisters Sara and Tegan Quin came of age in 90s Canada. They argued relentlessly, skipped school, dropped acid and fell in and out of love - sometimes with their best friends. One day they found their stepdad's guitar and their lives changed course forever. High School is a revelatory joint memoir. It captures two sisters wrestling with their sexual and artistic identities and those breathtaking years when the future seems wondrously possible.

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Product Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group | Virago Press Ltd
Published
17th November 2020
Pages
384
ISBN
9780349011981

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