Nothing But The Truth: The Memoir of an Unlikely Lawyer
The Secret Barrister
May 2022 · Pan Macmillan
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The Sunday Times bestseller
Full of hilarious and shocking stories, the Secret Barrister's memoir Nothing But The Truth tracks their transformation from hang 'em and flog 'em austerity-supporter to celebrated, campaigning, bestselling author.
'Masterful, compassionate and hilarious' – Adam Rutherford
In a diary that takes us behind the scenes of their middling ambition, Nothing But The Truth charts the progress down the winding path towards practising at the Bar. By way of the painfully archaic traditions of the Inns of Court, where every meal mandates a glass of port and a toast to the monarch, and the Hunger Games-style contest for pupillage - which most don't survive . . . here is the brilliant reality of being a frustrated junior barrister.
With a keen eye for the absurd and an obsessive fondness for Twitter, the Secret Barrister reveals the uncomfortable truths and darkest secrets about life in our criminal courts.
Writing as S. J. Fleet, The Secret Barrister's first novel, The Cut Throat Trial, is available for pre-order now.
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‘Words tumble out with extraordinary fluency . . . entertaining and instructive’ – The Times
‘Written with compassion, wit and intelligence’ – TLS
‘Excellent . . . a cringe-inducing account of one barrister's travails' – The Telegraph
Nothing But The Truth was a Sunday Times besteller w/c 28.05.23
Full of hilarious and shocking stories, the Secret Barrister's memoir Nothing But The Truth tracks their transformation from hang 'em and flog 'em austerity-supporter to celebrated, campaigning, bestselling author.
'Masterful, compassionate and hilarious' – Adam Rutherford
In a diary that takes us behind the scenes of their middling ambition, Nothing But The Truth charts the progress down the winding path towards practising at the Bar. By way of the painfully archaic traditions of the Inns of Court, where every meal mandates a glass of port and a toast to the monarch, and the Hunger Games-style contest for pupillage - which most don't survive . . . here is the brilliant reality of being a frustrated junior barrister.
With a keen eye for the absurd and an obsessive fondness for Twitter, the Secret Barrister reveals the uncomfortable truths and darkest secrets about life in our criminal courts.
Writing as S. J. Fleet, The Secret Barrister's first novel, The Cut Throat Trial, is available for pre-order now.
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‘Words tumble out with extraordinary fluency . . . entertaining and instructive’ – The Times
‘Written with compassion, wit and intelligence’ – TLS
‘Excellent . . . a cringe-inducing account of one barrister's travails' – The Telegraph
Nothing But The Truth was a Sunday Times besteller w/c 28.05.23
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11 reviews
Hugh KENNEDY-CATLIN
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May 8, 2023
Sadly horribly true to life...as a former police officer I can confirm the scarcity of resources available to public justice described herein and have experienced the despair of the author first hand in many cases. Cameron and Osborn have a lot to answer for let alone the witless fools that have subsequently followed their recipe for chaos and bad management by cutting legal aid and court days, amplifying the woes of this running sore of a justice system. With luck these Tory scoundrels may experience it first hand one day..their continuing and wilful neglect of our citizenry is criminal.
About the author
The Secret Barrister is a junior barrister specializing in criminal law, and the author of the award-winning blog of the same name. The Secret Barrister writes for many publications, including The Times, the Guardian, New Statesman, iNews, Esquire and Counsel magazine. In 2016 and 2017, the Secret Barrister was named Independent Blogger of the Year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards. In 2018, the Secret Barrister was named Legal Personality of the Year at the Law Society Awards. Their first book, The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken, was a Sunday Times number-one bestseller and was in the top-ten bestseller list for more than a year. It won the Books Are My Bag Non-Fiction Award, and was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year and the Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year. Their second book, Fake Law, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller.
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