You can take the girl out of Essex

I'm not an Essex girl (I was born in London), but I lived in the county as a child, and I went ti school there. This was a significant enough part of my life that as the stereotype of the Essex girl emerged, I felt I could claim that I was one.

So I enjoyed reading what Sarah Perry had to say about Essex girls in Saturday's Guardian. I'm not sure I want to read a whole book on the subject, but maybe I should try one of her other books ...