I picked up at the library simply because I was browsing all the books in the same dewey number as a suffragette book I was picking up was in. At times, it is something of a depressing read, not least because you feel she's beating her head against a brick wall. Despite seeing a very ugly side to people on a regular basis - she manages to maintain an underlying faith in people which is enviable and I only wish I could emulate.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Just like some other books I’ve read, it feels a little presumptious to assume that the author is speaking on behalf of all women, we all have such different experiences that you can’t just generalise, but this one wasn’t as bad as some others. Partly her life story, partly her opinions on key issues such as abuse against women, the book was compelling throughout. I do realise that most political autobiography is going to be biased and self-justifying to an extent, but I really feel she’s being honest here, and I did try to read it with a critical rather than fan’s eye. Observer_____________________This title now has a new cover and there is a chance that you may receive the edition with the old cover instead of the cover displayed here.Jess talks of Jo’s ‘truly tangible and unguarded normality and humanity’ and how ‘it was her humanity, not some special gift or magic knowledge, that made her so exquisite’. It is safe to say that in the short time that Jess Phillips has been an MP, she has made an impact on public life. I didn't know anything about this when I saw it on the library shelf, but thought that the title sounded like a strong feminist book. It's about something much bigger - how female MPs and women in politics are perceived and treated, society's attitudes towards women who are subjected to domestic abuse (she worked at Women's Aid in Birmingham for a number of years before being elected), and so much more besides.

This title now has a new cover and t here is a chance that you may receive the edition with the old cover instead of the cover displayed here. MLA style: "Everywoman: One Woman's Truth About Speaking the Truth by Labour MP Jess Phillips to be adapted for TV drama. I attended one of Caitlin Moran’s Live tour dates on June 28th where no other than Jess herself was discussing Moran’s new publication and various taboo issues with brilliant clarity and once again that trademark honesty. We learn that it is only when a colleague at Woman’s Aid went to a Labour meeting and was uninspired by the candidates and her anger at the Conservative Party, that Phillips then decided to run as an MP, as she didn’t honestly see why she couldn’t. She also regales the reader with accounts of the sexism she’s suffered: aged 13, a man assumed she was a prostitute and asked her to get into his car.

She unearths a fascinating story about a fisherman's wife, Lillian Bilocca, who campaigned in the 1960s for safety on British trawlers after the death of fifty-eight fishermen. Favourite line: if you've ever thought you're not up to being an MP you obviously haven't looked hard at some of the people who are currently doing it. Here, she talks about politicians being human and her tendency to put her foot in her mouth, but it doesn’t always feel as guileless as that. However, regardless of your political leaning, I think you might get something out of this; particularly if you're a keen believer in equality.

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. I would recommend this book to all women and to anyone who is interested in Jess Phillips; she shows that you can come from quite an ordinary place and go on to do quite remarkable things. She seems genuine in her claims that she is always offering youngsters work experience, though she seems to see it as an entirely positive thing that her mother-in-law helps people she knows, because your career should be about how well-connected you are? Caitlin Moran wrote a book entitled "How To Be A Woman" which was also interesting, readable, funny, etc.She explains what Westminster is really like, detailing the sexism as well as the traditions (which seemed baffling! She’s so funny and strong and inspiring (her constituency is actually Birmingham Yardley) and I am fortunate to have her as my MP.