"Ironhead Or, Once a Young Lady" by Michael Crouch follows the story of a young woman navigating the complexities of her identity and societal expectations in a changing world. Set against a backdrop of personal and cultural transformation, the protagonist grapples with the challenges of self-discovery, gender roles, and the pressures of conformity. As she embraces her individuality, she confronts the constraints placed upon her by family and society. Through her journey, the narrative explores themes of resilience, empowerment, and the quest for authenticity in a world that often demands compliance. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2022 by Recorded Books, Inc. .

Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Pat van Beirs have written a lot together - young adult novels, the script for the historical graphic novel series, Betty and Dodge, and the Cannes film festival prize-winning screenplay for the hit film Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium). Jean-Claude is also a screenwriter and film producer who has contributed to the screenplays of such successful feature films as Man zkt. Vrouw (Man Seeks Woman), Kruistocht in Spijkerbroek (Crusade in Jeans) and De Bal (The Ball). Pat also works as a translator. John Nieuwenhuizen is an Australian-based award-winning translator of Dutch and Flemish literature. In 2006 John was shortlisted for the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation (UK) for The Book of Everything by Guus Kuijer.