Born Lippy
- Author Jo Brand
- Narrator Jo Brand
- Publisher John Murray Press
- Run Time 7 hours and 6 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography: general, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Gender studies: women and girls, Other performing arts.
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What to expect
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
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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
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