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Born Lippy

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Born Lippy

By: Jo Brand
Narrated by: Jo Brand
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About this listen

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 18th century - while women have been silent (aka 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 hear 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.

©2018 Jo Brand (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Gender Studies Social Sciences Women Funny Witty Thought-Provoking

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Honest, thought provoking and insightful. Brimming with Jo's classic humour but also provides helpful advice based on her own experiences. It felt like I was out having a coffee with a hilarious aunt only too happy to share their life experiences.

Can't wait to listen again

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An entertaining listen.

Jo's kindness and honesty made me like her even more.

Left me with some good advice.

Born Lippy

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Loved it. You take the words right out of my head! Thank you for providing me with a well needed dose of confirmation bias as I juggle my job, kids, fadmin, dog and listening to my husband moan he's tired 😆

Fabulous

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I had the pleasure of meeting Jo and her signing my physical copy of this book.
Women 13-130 will love this guide to being a woman.

I love Jo

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Jo Brand manages to be funny, engaging, informative and heart warming talking about some really serious topics. Listened to it very quickly and couldn't get enough. Wonderful!

Wonderful!

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