A woman like me : a memoir
Abbott, Diane2025
Book
From challenging expectations as a bright and restless child of the Windrush generation to making history as the first elected Black female MP in the UK, Diane Abbott has seen it all. In this honest and moving memoir, Diane takes the reader through her incredible journey. She paints a vivid picture of growing up in 1960s North London with her working-class Jamaican parents, before entering the hallowed halls of Cambridge University to study history. Ever since the day she first walked through the House of Commons as the only state-educated Black woman MP, she has been a fearless and vocal champion for the causes that have made Britain what it is today. Written with her trademark frankness and humour, 'A Woman Like Me' is a candid account that celebrates how one woman succeeded against massive odds and built an extraordinary life.
Main title:
A woman like me : a memoir / Diane Abbott.
Author:
Abbott, Diane, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2025.
Collation:
311 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: UK: Penguin Viking, 2024.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241993668 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.086092B/ABB941.086092 ABB920 ABB941.086
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3963997