{"product_id":"sister-in-law-fighting-for-justice-in-a-system-designed-by-men-9781804995990","title":"Sister in Law: Fighting for Justice in a System Designed by Men","description":"\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow the UK legal system is failing women, as told by one of Britain's foremost lawyers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sister in Law is compelling, shocking and inspiring in equal measure..this accessible book is a must for anyone interested in justice, society and using the law to achieve change.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEnraging and astonishing\u003c\/b\u003e.' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA remarkable book chronicling an astonishing career ... Highly recommended.' - \u003c\/b\u003eSecret Barrister \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEvery feminist should know Harriet Wistrich's name.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThere is no one better to learn from if you want to Get Shit Done\u003c\/b\u003e.' Helen Lewis, author of \u003ci\u003eDifficult Women\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe has been at the forefront of some historic and ground-breaking legal victories, from helping the victims of taxi driver and serial rapist John Worboys, to representing a pioneering group of the women caught up in the 'spy cops' scandal - women deceived into forming long-term relationships with men later revealed to be undercover police officers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLitigation can be a long and rocky path of pitfalls and dead ends and there are defeats as well as gains, hours of painstaking work as well as courtroom drama. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt takes collaboration, extraordinary tenacity and huge compassion, but Harriet Wistrich is proof that it is possible to demand better justice and to bring about important change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring landmark cases, \u003ci\u003e Sister in Law \u003c\/i\u003ecovers the shocking true stories demonstrating that, terrifyingly often, the law is not-fit-for-purpose for half the population and shines a feminist light on the landscape of arcane laws and systems skewed towards men.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSister in Law: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Shocking, compelling and invigorating\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eA must read\u003c\/b\u003e from one of the foremost feminist human rights lawyers today' Keina Yoshida \u0026amp; Jen Robinson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A brilliant lawyer. A \u003cb\u003ebrilliant book\u003c\/b\u003e' - Baroness Helena Kennedy KC \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Harriet's\u003cb\u003e innovative, intense and courageous \u003c\/b\u003ecommitment to safeguarding basic rights, is compellingly set out in every chapter.' - Michael Mansfield KC \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003evivid \u003c\/b\u003eaccount of cases in which the justice system has spectacularly failed women but also of\u003cb\u003e how injustices can be challenged \u003c\/b\u003eif only we know enough and care enough to do so.' Rt Hon Lady Hale DBE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'If I was ever in trouble, I would \u003cb\u003ewant Harriet Wistrich fighting in my corner\u003c\/b\u003e.' - Emeritus Professor David Wilson, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Life with Murderers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harriet Wistrich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804995990","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44348935536777,"sku":"9781804995990","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_1dbb8a94-95fd-4e85-a36d-cb2e32c54cac.jpg?v=1750804302","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/sister-in-law-fighting-for-justice-in-a-system-designed-by-men-9781804995990","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}