Everywoman: One Woman's Truth About Speaking the Truth (Hardback)
Jess Phillips (author)
£14.99
Hardback
256 Pages /
Published: 23/02/2017
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'Joyfully candid and very funny.' Guardian
'Jess Phillips knows the truth . . . and here she shows how scary and sad as well as joyful and liberating the answers can be.' Damian Barr
'Everywoman has all the laughs [of Lena Dunham and Caitlin Moran] with a backbone of real glinting anger . . .there were so many funny and wise things on each page that whittling them down into a review seemed impossible.' Julie Birchill, Spectator
'As fresh as mountain air amid the Westminster tumbleweed.' Metro
'Arresting.' Observer
If you're thinking, `Jess, who?' then I'm glad that there was something about `Everywoman' and `truth' that caught your eye.
Or you might already know me as that gobby MP who has a tendency to shout about the stuff I care about. Because I'm a woman with a cause, I have been called a feminazi witch, a murderer and threatened with rape. The internet attracts a classy crowd.
So, speaking the truth isn't always easy but I believe it's worth it. And I want you to believe it too. The truth can be empowering, the truth can lead to greater equality, and the world would be incredibly boring if we let all of those people who allegedly know everything, say everything.
By demanding to be heard, by dealing with our imposter syndrome, by being cheerleaders, doers not sayers, creating our own networks and by daring to believe that we can make a difference, we can.
We're women and we're kick-ass. And that's the truth.
Publisher: Cornerstone
ISBN: 9781786330772
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 395 g
Dimensions: 222 x 144 x 26 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"Joyfully candid and very funny." * Guardian *
"Lord knows we need more MPs like Jess Phillips . . . as fresh as mountain air amid the Westminster tumbleweed in this refreshingly bracing memoir." * Metro *
"Jess Phillips writes like she talks: brilliantly. Her humour and passion shine through every page. Loved it." -- Robert Webb
"This book really is like reading a transcript of your cleverest, funniest friends talking about what's getting their goat, at that point where the prosecco has made them sparkly and before it makes them silly. Not to denigrate the talent of Lena Dunham and Caitlin Moran but Everywoman has all the laughs theirs have with a backbone of real glinting anger, which has not had to manicure and mutate itself in order to maintain a cool media career . . . I have had to review loads of books which I couldn't stand. This was the first which I dreaded going back to because there were so many funny and wise things on each page that whittling them down into a review seemed impossible." -- Julie Burchill * Spectator *
"a narrative that is by turns witty and furious" -- Gaby Hinsliff * Guardian BEST POLITICAL BOOKS OF THE YEAR *
"Jess Phillips knows the truth - about her self and about power, about our country. She asks the most difficult questions of herself and her party and here she shows how scary and sad as well as joyful and liberating the answers can be. Facts are political, the truth is universal." -- Damian Barr
"Not enough women are writing about politics and their own experiences, not only with honesty and personality, but with humour, too." -- Fiona Wilson * The Times *
"Jess Phillips has empowering stories - and tells them well . . . Arresting." -- Gaby Hinscliff * Observer *
"Fast, furious and often funny prose . . . she paints a vivid picture of the price of public life for women." -- Melissa Benn * New Statesman *
"A bracing, engaging read." * Sunday Express S Magazine *
"Lord knows we need more MPs like Jess Phillips . . . as fresh as mountain air amid the Westminster tumbleweed in this refreshingly bracing memoir." * Metro *
"Jess Phillips writes like she talks: brilliantly. Her humour and passion shine through every page. Loved it." -- Robert Webb
"This book really is like reading a transcript of your cleverest, funniest friends talking about what's getting their goat, at that point where the prosecco has made them sparkly and before it makes them silly. Not to denigrate the talent of Lena Dunham and Caitlin Moran but Everywoman has all the laughs theirs have with a backbone of real glinting anger, which has not had to manicure and mutate itself in order to maintain a cool media career . . . I have had to review loads of books which I couldn't stand. This was the first which I dreaded going back to because there were so many funny and wise things on each page that whittling them down into a review seemed impossible." -- Julie Burchill * Spectator *
"a narrative that is by turns witty and furious" -- Gaby Hinsliff * Guardian BEST POLITICAL BOOKS OF THE YEAR *
"Jess Phillips knows the truth - about her self and about power, about our country. She asks the most difficult questions of herself and her party and here she shows how scary and sad as well as joyful and liberating the answers can be. Facts are political, the truth is universal." -- Damian Barr
"Not enough women are writing about politics and their own experiences, not only with honesty and personality, but with humour, too." -- Fiona Wilson * The Times *
"Jess Phillips has empowering stories - and tells them well . . . Arresting." -- Gaby Hinscliff * Observer *
"Fast, furious and often funny prose . . . she paints a vivid picture of the price of public life for women." -- Melissa Benn * New Statesman *
"A bracing, engaging read." * Sunday Express S Magazine *
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“Funny and Honest”
Jess Phillips is an incredibly down to earth politician, who writes about some terrifying issues with honesty and hilarity. She is confident, loud and unapologetic, and it makes the book a joy to read. I love reading... More
“"Speaking the truth isn't always easy, but it is worth it"”
Jess Phillips is currently Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, and has made headlines for speaking out about women’s issues, particularly around domestic violence. She says what she feels needs to be said and doesn’t... More
“Fast and furious”
A surprisingly frank call to action with plenty of insight on how Jess got to the green benches of the House of Commons. It’s a quick read, some of which will make you laugh out loud, although there’s plenty to... More
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