In this deeply personal autobiography, Diane Abbot, the UK's first Black female MP, details her life before, during, and possibly after politics.

To this day, the British political system is dominated by privately educated white men. So when a young Black woman came onto the scene in the 1980s, she caused quite a stir.

Never one to shy away from controversy, Diane Abbott has been a stalwart figure on the left of British politics for almost 40 years.

In her March 2023 book, A Woman Like Me, Abbott tells her story — from growing up a second-generation immigrant with big dreams to fearlessly smashing barriers as an activist and politician.