Following a heated six-way auction, Jocasta Hamilton, Publishing Director at Hutchinson, has acquired British and Commonwealth rights in EVERYWOMAN: One Woman’s Truth About Speaking the Truth for an undisclosed sum from Laura Macdougall at Tibor Jones & Associates.
Ever since she was elected to Parliament in May 2015, Jess Phillips, the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, has been making the headlines for doing what women are simply not supposed to do: speak up. Whether that’s for talking about the time she was sexually assaulted, or reading out the names of one hundred and twenty women and girls who were murdered, or about the unnecessary VAT on sanitary products, Jess isn’t afraid to stand up and tell the truth. Jess tells the truth even when that means she is threatened, often with rape or even with death. She knows exactly what it’s like to be on the frontline in the fight for equality, what it’s like to deal with sexist comments day in and day out and what it really means to be a woman trying to change things in a man’s world.
In EVERYWOMAN, Jess encourages all women to follow her lead. To stand up and speak up, even when it seems that the world is against them, to dare to alter that world and – maybe – make history. From growing up in Birmingham in a radical socialist family, through the trials of her teenage and student years, through working at Women’s Aid and finally in the Houses of Parliament, Jess shares her experiences and her thoughts on what it means to be a woman today.
Jocasta Hamilton says, ‘Passionate, funny and personal, EVERYWOMAN is an essential read. Jess is brilliant at calling out injustice and inequality and does so in a way that is entertaining, inclusive and inspiring – we are all incredibly proud to be her publisher.’
Jess Phillips says, ‘I am very excited if not a little surprised and terrified to be writing a book. The book will show that I like a challenge. I’m thrilled to be working with the team at Hutchinson, they have published the writing of political giants like Tony Benn, so no pressure. I hope that EVERYWOMAN gives everyone who reads it a gentle push to speak up, be brave and be brilliant.’
EVERYWOMAN will be published by Hutchinson, part of Random House UK, in Hardback, eBook and Audio in March 2017
For US rights please contact Laura Macdougall on laura@tiborjones.com
For translation rights please contact Charlotte Maddox on charlotte@tiborjones.com