{"product_id":"underclass-jessica-taylor-9781408716977","title":"Underclass: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dr Jessica Taylor grew up on a council estate where brutality and coercion were normalised, and where substance abuse was a day-to-day occurrence. Now one of the UK's most spirited advocates for women's rights, and a leading chartered psychologist helping women and girls subjected to violence and trauma, Jessica shares her own personal journey for the very first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told through a series of absorbing vignettes spanning from her childhood days to gaining her PhD in forensic psychology, \u003ci\u003eUnderclass\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir about extraordinary strength, the complexities of belonging, and finding your power even when it feels as though the world is against you. Do you bend to fit in, or do you accept that you will always stand out? Do you run away from your roots, or love them for making you who you are? Do you fade into mediocrity, or do you change the world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taylor recounts with dark humour and unflinching detail the various lives she's lived, covering the violence suffered at the hands of her abusers, the realities of becoming a mother in her teenage years, coming to terms with her sexuality, putting herself through university, and overcoming underhand discrimination at work. She poignantly delves into both the classist and misogynistic double standards that she has faced throughout her life, whether she was waking up on a roundabout by the estate or chairing a parliamentary conference. You can take the girl out of the council estate, but you can't take the council estate out of the girl. Especially when it made her who she is today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The result is deeply moving, searingly honest, horribly funny and, above all, unforgettable; a memoir that stays with you long after you've turned the last page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408716976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408716977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Constable \u0026amp; Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jessica Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014274986239,"sku":"9781408716977","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af2a7917-c2a2-4140-8e5b-28a399a252cd.jpg?v=1767747759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/underclass-jessica-taylor-9781408716977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}