{"product_id":"9781911709268-sister-in-law","title":"Sister in Law","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFighting for Justice in a System Designed by Men\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow the UK legal system is failing women, as told by one of Britain’s foremost lawyers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.’ - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEnraging and astonishing\u003c\/b\u003e.' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA remarkable book chronicling an astonishing career . Highly recommended.' - \u003c\/b\u003eSecret Barrister\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSister in Law:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant lawyer. A \u003cb\u003ebrilliant book\u003c\/b\u003e' - Baroness Helena Kennedy KC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41635715743841,"sku":"9781911709268","price":20.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32273944.jpg?v=1737113185","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781911709268-sister-in-law","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}