Jennette McCurdy – the former child star turned New York Times bestselling author – has now written her first novel, Half His Age. The follow-up to her bestselling memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, McCurdy’s novel is an equally provocative exploration of class, desire, loneliness and power.
Those who tuned into iCarly as a kid will instantly recognise McCurdy, who played Cat in the Nickelodeon show, and appeared alongside Ariana Grande in Sam & Cat. But, as detailed in her memoir, there was a much darker side to her early fame. In the boldly titled book, she recounts her dysfunctional childhood of disordered eating, and emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her narcissistic mother.
