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Sister in Law
Sister in Law: Fighting for Justice in a System Designed by Men | Harriet Wistrich
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"For more than quarter of a century Harriet Wistrich has fought the corner of people from all walks of life let down by our justice system. When Sally Challen won her appeal to overturn her conviction for the murder of her coercively controlling husband, it was with Harriet Wistrich at her side. When victims of taxi driver and serial rapist John Worboys successfully took the Metropolitan Police to court for their investigative failures, and then, four years later, helped to hold the Parole Board to account for their decision to grant his early release from prison, the solicitor acting for them was Harriet Wistrich.[...]In Sister in Law [Wistrich] tells the shocking stories of some of those who have come to her for assistance, and shines a feminist light on the landscape of arcane laws and byzantine systems, skewed towards male behaviour and responses, through which she has steered them[...]."--Front flap of jacket.
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For the most part this book has me in a constant state of rage, but this part made me laugh:
"Anyone who has been involved in feminist and left-wing politics will know that uniting anarchist feminists with trade union socialists is no mean feat." ?

Yes, it would take something like the common enemy of undercover cops literally emBEDDED in their homes. ?

#WomensPrize #NF

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Another amazing book from the #wpnf25 longlist. The author has spent her legal career challenging the police, the govt and other legislative bodies, often in the cases of women who have been victims of male violence or abuse.

Wistrich writes in an engaging, accessible way, without too much legalese, despite the complexity of the cases she talks about. The book made me furious but also grateful that she (& others) are trying to upend the system.

Hooked_on_books Nice! The audio of this one was relatively cheap on Libro, so I picked it up there. I only have my hands on a few of the books. 4d
TrishB Great review 👍🏻 4d
Jas16 This sounds great. 4d
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squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books @Jas16 - it‘s focused on the British legal system but I still think you‘ll both find it fascinating. It should work well on audio, Holly, with distinct chapters and clear explanations. 4d
Chelsea.Poole Important books do invoke fury! Several on this list have the potential to do so. 4d
squirrelbrain And yet we should still read them @Chelsea.Poole - if we don‘t we won‘t learn and understand. (Preaching to the converted here, I know!) 4d
Hooked_on_books Cool. It‘s always interesting to see how other legal systems compare. 4d
youneverarrived Imagine it will be a tough but very important read! It‘s one I would have wanted to read even if not on the longlist. 3d
TheKidUpstairs @Chelsea.Poole I love that the list really confronts the world we find ourselves in and doesn't back away from the fury and rage. And also celebrate beauty and creativity and wonder. Sometimes all of it in the same book. 2d
Hooked_on_books So…I *may* have gone to the library today and picked up a couple…okay, three, of the WPNF titles. Oops. Don‘t tell my husband. 😬 19h
squirrelbrain Ohhhh, you *are* naughty! @Hooked_on_books Which ones did you get? 11h
Hooked_on_books I got The Story of a Heart, which I‘ve started and the writing is fantastic, Neneh, and the Scales (I‘ve read and liked her before). I also snagged Wild Thing and Raising Hare on NetGalley. I requested Peepshow as well, but no response on that one yet. None of those are out yet in the US. And Ootlin and Tracker don‘t appear to have US pub dates, so I‘ll have to order them from Blackwell‘s after the move. now
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Here's a full list of triggers for Sister in Law, just in case it helps anyone decide whether to read it or not. I don't really use Storygraph's explanations for the levels, though. Some of the things I have listed in minor isn't brief, but minor in comparison to what I've written in moderate.

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#womensprizefornonfictionlonglist25

This was very interesting, but it will make you angry at some of the ways victims and their families have been treated by the UK justice system. It's very up-to-date as well. For example, Wayne Couzens is mentioned. Next post will be triggers, as there are quite a few.

#atozultimatechallenge #b #behind #s #booktitle

#aty25 #mysteryortruecrime

Would work for #52bookclub25 #redheadedcharacter as well, but I ⬇️

jenniferw88 want my character to have a more active role in the story, so I'm not using it for this prompt. 5d
julesG The book is non-fiction. Why would you use a non-fiction for the red-head prompt? 5d
jenniferw88 @julesG There's 2 real-life people mentioned in it with red hair! It's a very weak stretch, but if you were worried about the prompt, then you could possibly count it. (I'm hoping to use Demon Copperhead for that one though) 5d
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julesG I'm not worried. I completed the prompt already (with 3 backup books). 5d
jenniferw88 @julesG 👍😀 5d
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