She discusses online abuse and the threats she has received simply for having a political opinion and she talks about times she has been patronised for daring to think she can ‘have it all’. Let us not get this twisted or get bogged down by party politics, Jess Phillips is a fucking rock star.

MLA style: "Everywoman: One Woman's Truth About Speaking the Truth by Labour MP Jess Phillips to be adapted for TV drama.With great honesty, Phillips describes events in her life from teenage sexual experiences, being a young mum, her experiences at Woman’s Aid, her brother being addicted to heroin and how she was inspired to become an MP. This is a plain speaking guide on how she got into politics and how she handles all the shit now she is there. Damian Barr’Everywoman has all the laughs [of Lena Dunham and Caitlin Moran] with a backbone of real glinting anger .

Authentic, wise and honest, I found so many resonances; there were moments I had to put it down to draw breath. I thought that her chapters on feminism, on how women are treated differently, and on female politicians were amazing. Before she entered parliament, Phillips worked for the charity Women’s Aid, and she continues to speak up for domestic-violence victims. We learn that it is only when a colleague at Woman’s Aid went to a Labour meeting and was uninspired by the candidates and her anger at the Conservative Party, that Phillips then decided to run as an MP, as she didn’t honestly see why she couldn’t. This was the first which I dreaded going back to because there were so many funny and wise things on each page that whittling them down into a review seemed impossible.

She unearths a fascinating story about a fisherman's wife, Lillian Bilocca, who campaigned in the 1960s for safety on British trawlers after the death of fifty-eight fishermen. All in all, I thought this was a great read, I think Jess Phillips has a great future, she’s going to go far. While at times I disagreed with Jess on her views, at times felt the writing was a bit too forced into down to earth writing style, I can say that every person should read this book. This book really is like reading a transcript of your cleverest, funniest friends talking about what's getting their goat, at that point where the prosecco has made them sparkly and before it makes them silly. I LOVE the strength of her voice throughout - it really does make you think no, we shouldn't put up with this nonsense, and that's great.

I can only assume they read this book with the express intention of trashing it, which is fairly pointless. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. the murder of Jo Cox, her experiences of trolling, as well as issues that affect many women such as weight, body image and the everyday sexism women may experience at work. Not enough women are writing about politics and their own experiences, not only with honesty and personality, but with humour, too. She also deals with her own family issues and her own failings honestly, and I think her explanation that having these things in your background is not something that should make you keep out of politics is going to be helpful to people.

I am feminist/political book junkie and Everywoman rises above a crowded field because it is totally unpretentious. And she seems to expend an unusual amount of energy launching unhelpful, self-aggrandising attacks on her own party, then complaining when people tell her to fuck off. However, regardless of your political leaning, I think you might get something out of this; particularly if you're a keen believer in equality. I also liked the chapter where Jess covers self promotion and how we need to do it more, noting the fine line.

A lot of respect for Jess reading this, she is so clearly someone who genuinely cares about others and wants to see the world become a better, fairer and more equal place. A great read from a politician I admire, albeit I disagree with her on so many (largely economic) issues. Or you might already know me as that gobby MP who has a tendency to shout about the stuff I care about. Unguarded in her criticism of those she disagrees with, her anger at Jeremy Corbyn is clear – ‘while we’re fighting and struggling with a lackluster leadership, the people are the ones who’re suffering’.

I'm wary of people who say that, because the "I'm just like [the collective] you" generally means they are nothing at all like me personally, but at the same time expect that everyone is going to be just like them. I had my view of Phillips before I picked this up and was prepared to hear her story, but I haven't been converted. Jess doesn’t pussyfoot around serious issues but hits them head on and presents them as they are backed up with the facts. I had wondered what her political stance on other issues was, and she rails against those who suggest that being a feminist leads you to be typecast. This book is an interesting look at what it’s like being a woman predominantly in the political sphere but the material is applicable to many other careers particularly those where a woman has dared to attempt to participate in and challenge an otherwise patriarchal career.