About the Author

Joan Smith is a novelist, columnist and campaigner for human rights. She is the author of the feminist classic Misogynies and the Loretta Lawson crime series, and writes for the Guardian, Telegraph, Sunday Times and New York Times, among others. Since 2013 she has been co-chair of the Mayor of London's Violence Against Women and Girls Board. She lives in London.

Reviews

Brilliant and unerring - a fascinating book - Marilyn French, on MisogyniesA superb and vivid piece of writing, eminently readable, wonderfully fresh - Phyllis Chesler, on MisogyniesA fine and invigorating achievement - Guardian, on Misogynies