Born Lippy

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What to expect

HOLD MY CHIPS, THE WOMEN ARE REVOLTING! A darkly funny guide to life as a woman from Britain's favourite comedian.

When Jo Brand hosted Have I Got News For You late last year, her calm explanation of the effects of sexism on women to a bemused all-male cast turned into a viral phenomenon.

There has been a whole tradition of books over hundreds of years where a father shares his wisdom with his son - started by Lord Chesterfield in the eighteenth century; while women have been silent (a.k.a. bullied into thinking their advice wasn't worth writing down). This book puts a stop to all that.

Ranging from your family and how to survive it, to what no one tells you about the female body; from how not to fall in love, to heckling as a life-skill. Born Lippy gathers together the things Jo's learnt about the world, the things she wishes she'd known and the things she hopes for the future into a hilarious and highly useful guide to life that everyone female (and male) needs to read immediately.

Packed with memorable anecdotes from her life and career, coloured by her experiences as a psychiatric nurse and working mother of two, this book will not only entertain but also really help people.

(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critics Review

  • A hilarious must-have bible for anyone wanting to get gobby . . . I bloody loved this book. So smart, so funny. I wish I’d had it years ago

    SARAH MILLICAN

  • I loved Born Lippy . . . The humour is vintage Brand

    SUNDAY TIMES

  • Moving, funny and most of all useful. A collection of all the things Brand wishes she’d known, things she’s learnt and the things she hopes for the future

    SCOTSMAN

  • A must-read guide to life as a woman, including heckling as a life skill; how to like yourself; what happens when you turn into your mother, and other things Brand wishes she’d known earlier

    MAIL ON SUNDAY

  • Funny, feisty and full of life… I loved this book

    THIS MORNING

  • If you want to get really useful advice about life’s problems, go to someone who has messed things up, admitted it, then got back on track. Jo Brand is such a person…full of insights and hard-won wisdom

    DAILY MAIL

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