Girl on the Block audiobook

he vein of the tell-all foodie-memoir trend, (ala Anthony Bourdain or Sweetbitter) Britain’s top female butcher tells the story of how a simple job at 16 behind the local butcher counter in Chesterfield, England led to her journey as a rising star. She pulls the curtain back on the all-male meat industry and gives us a ringside seat to what it was like to be the only woman in the ultra-competitive, tradition-bound industry.Finding herself behind the all-male counter, her too-large boots and apron splattered with blood and animal innards, Wragg learned the craft of butchery and realizes she is falling in love with this “art form.”As her career moves forward, she masters animal anatomy and knife skills and begins to realize she can bring her concepts for ethical meat eating to the industry and help rise of the other “women of meat” in the process. A talented writer, the book is also peppered with recipes, facts about meat and explanations for the layman about how and when to carve.

Such a lovely, true tale of the struggle of a young woman in a unique setting. Inspiring journey that leaves you cheering for Wragg every step of the way!

A fantastically well written debut novel which takes us through a coming of age shaped by the unique perspective of being a young woman almost by accident being thrust into the harsh and typically older male dominated meat industry and finding a niche whilst dealing with all the typical (and not so typical at times) trials of early adulthood and self discovery. A brilliant journey to read, with highlights of the meat industry strewn throughout, makes for a brilliantly informative, yet not overdone insight into this industry, alongside Jessica's story taking place within this world. Would recommend to foodies and non-foodies alike.

Love Wragg's voice, love the story.... I can't say she didn't deliver, but I guess I came face-to-face with my biases? The experience behind the counter was the culmination of a dream of something between being a butcher (blue-collar) and a social media/marketing maven in the Slow Food Movement (white-collar). I'm sure what we are reading is a recycled MCW project. I have to admit that I was rooting for her to ditch the credentials and management job and cut meat. The butchers are indeed the heroes of the story.

Very interesting book. Part memoir, part butchering know-how; it has led me to watch several YouTube videos and caused me to follow quite a few new people and places on Instagram. Though not necessarily helpful for most of my life it has helped me make some decisions about my holiday meals.

I really appreciated this book, I once worked in this meat industry and it brought back wonderful memories for me as well as some of the harsher realities of being a female in this male dominated field. I love this book, thank you for writing about your life in the industry.