Other Girls Like Me

Till now, Stephanie has done her best to play by the rules—which seem to be stacked against girls like her. It doesn’t help that she wants to play football, dress like a boy, and fight apartheid in South Africa—despite living in rural middle England—as she struggles to find her voice in a world where everything is different for girls.

Then she hears them on the radio. Greenham women—an irreverent group of lesbians, punk rockers, mothers, and activists who have set up camp outside a US military base to protest nuclear war—are calling for backups in the face of imminent eviction from their muddy tents. She heads there immediately, where a series of adventures—from a break-in to a nuclear research center to a doomed love affair with a punk rock singer in a girl band—changes the course of her life forever. But the sense of community she has found is challenged when she faces tragedy at home.

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Publication Date: September 1, 2020

ISBN 978-1-949290-38-7 (pb)

Distribution: Ingram

 Praise

Other Girls Like Me is a gloriously thrilling and uplifting ride through a critical moment in queer culture, the women’s movement, and the story of political protest. Stephanie Davies writes with bravura wit and drive, keeping one breathless with a matchless blend of admiration, hilarity, and astonished suspense.” — Stephen Fry

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“Stephanie Davies’ book, Other Girls Like Me, recalls the queer feminist culture, community, music, activism, and protest of the 70s and 80s with humor and wit.” — Lambda Literary 2024 Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction

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"This extraordinary book pulls you into a life, into the heart and mind of a passionate woman of the 80s, with sex, rock and roll, and politics. Superb writing, honesty, and courage. Made me proud to be gay!" — Miriam Margolyes

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“Other Girls Like Me is funny and sad, powerful and inspirational, especially in these times that are calling for all of us to become activists. And Stephanie Davies can write. Her prose is lyrical, even at times mesmerizing.” — Beverly Donofrio, Riding in Cars with Boys

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“I read the first 200 pages of Other Girls Like Me in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down. It’s my story and yet it’s not. It speaks to all of us radicals, feminists, and lesbians who grew up in the 70s and 80s. Stephanie’s warmth and compassion shine through these pages. What a life!" — Neri Tannenbaum, Producer, Orange is the New Black

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“I loved it. Anyone who ever waved a banner will find so much to laugh and cry about.” — Mark Kermode

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"I felt like I was reading my own journey. The family life in a small town. No queer culture. Then a whole new world exploding into creation right before your eyes and it's like, “What?! We’re allowed to live like this?! We’re allowed to have this much fun? AND do something for a cause we all care about to try and change the world?" – Philippine Velge, Actor, Activist

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“Before I picked up “Other Girls Like Me,” I couldn’t tell you what a “Greenham woman” was. After reading Stephanie Davies’s explosive memoir — now one of my favorite books of 2020 — I wish I could join them.” — Lauren Emily, GO Magazine

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“Other Girls Like Me made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me marvel, it made me love, it made me hope."  — Kathleen Chalfant, Actor

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"The history of Greenham Common, and the vibrant lesbian and feminist movement culture that it fostered, has been far too little chronicled. Stephanie Davies' book, Other Girls Like Me, beautifully captures the defiant, vital, punk-rock energy of that women-centered activist world and its lasting impact on both participants and the larger left.” — L.A. Kauffman, How to Read a Protest: The Art of Organizing and Resistance

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"While this book presents itself as Davies’ education of what it means to be female in this world of ours, it is also very much a story about the tenderness of a family." — Ms Magazine

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"Stephanie's slow journey toward personal liberation is filled with surprises and the kind of lyric detail that evokes the spirit of Edna O'Brien. One is enchanted – or repelled – by all who appear." Blanche Wiesen Cook, author Eleanor Roosevelt I, II, III

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“Other Girls Like Me is about women being concerned about the horrors in our world and being willing to protest and take nonviolent direct action—which is a very good thing. I do hope that lots of people read it and are inspired to take action themselves!” — Angie Zelter, Founder, Extinction Rebellion Peace

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“Other Girls Like Me is a lyrical, fluent and elegant read—it is also funny and poignant in equal measure. In the pre Greta Thunberg era, this personal account of one young woman’s journey into activism is captivating and compelling—and a salient reminder of how the power and solidarity of communities of people with shared values can shape and change our lives—for good!” — Ann Limb, Chair of the Scouts, UK

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Other Girls Like Me demonstrates that one can retain one’s humour, scepticism and warmth even while passionately fighting for what is right; and it shows what a commitment to justice and freedom can achieve. This is a lesson that will serve us well in the years to come. – Daniel Sharp, Areo