Killjoy: Taking on a macho media empire and winning

Author:   Jo Cheetham
Publisher:   Pan Macmillan
ISBN:  

9781509885619


Pages:   400
Publication Date:   02 March 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Hardback
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'Fiercely funny, truly fascinating and inspiring and touching in equal measure . . . I was hooked from the first page.' - Mel Giedroyc 'Warm, wise, witty and wet your pants hilarious' - Laura Bates, author of Everyday Sexism Jo Cheetham was a long way from home, studying and working as a nanny in London, when she saw news of an upcoming protest against the Page 3 pictorial in The Sun and decided to go along. Before she could talk herself out of it, Jo officially joined the No More Page 3 campaign team. Over the course of the next three years, Jo protested up and down the country, attended parliament and made an unlikely group of friends, ranging from sixteen to sixty, that would become her closest confidants and allies. Whether it was through an impromptu flash mob or a nerve-wracking group performance on the West End stage, Jo's world started to get a lot bigger. Hilarious, brilliantly warm and moving, Killjoy is a story of everyday people doing extraordinary things, the power of a grassroots campaign and ultimately what you can achieve when you shout a little bit louder. 'Funny and inspiring' - Rachel Cooke, The Guardian, 'Non-fiction to look out for in 2023' 'Snappily written with humour and irreverence, it unpeels the insanity of our patriarchal society and why it can and must change. Order it now, is our advice.' - Stylist, 'Non-fiction books you can't miss in 2023' 'A heroic and humorous account of the woman who found herself at the head of the No More Page 3 campaign, in a group of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.' - Independent, '19 debut authors set to make their mark this year'

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Author:   Jo Cheetham
Publisher:   Pan Macmillan
Imprint:   Picador
Dimensions:   Width: 14.50cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9781509885619


ISBN 10:   1509885617
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   02 March 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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I adored this heroic and unexpectedly humorous account of how Cheetham, then a PhD student who had never considered herself political or even assertive, was moved to join the No More Page 3 campaign . . . Hers is a fabulously uplifting story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, which shows we all have the power to stand up for what we believe in, and bring about change. -- Caroline Sanderson, 'Editor's Choice', <i>The Bookseller</i>


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Jo Cheetham has worked as a travel agent, a nanny, a food historian, a Christmas pudding maker and a mystery shopper on buses in Barnsley. More recently, she campaigned with No More Page 3 and completed an MA and PhD in Art History.

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