Why teens need to read Louise O’Neill’s new novel, Asking For It
Louise O’Neill won the Young Adult Book Prize for her debut novel, Only Ever Yours. Her follow-up, the remarkable Asking For It, has been lauded as the book every teen should read.
When Emma, a self-obsessed, small-town teen, is raped by the local football team – the attack subsequently posted on social media – the community turns on her; she shouldn’t have been drunk, she shouldn’t have dressed provocatively.
