{"product_id":"chopsy-resistance-tales-of-a-working-class-woman-paperback","title":"Chopsy: Resistance Tales of a Working-Class Woman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaya Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A curse on being ordinary! Wrong is not her name. Her name is Maya Jordan. She is a noisy woman and we should fear her\"--Michael Sheen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharply funny, furious and rousing account of a life lived in triumphant opposition to the limitations and systemic inequalities of a working-class woman's life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderestimated and overlooked at each stage and age, Maya Jordan's ambition and resilience was born in the library and nourished by reading and the Open University - through early motherhood, precarious housing, caring responsibilities and chronic disability - to a point where she finally seizes her right to write.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A triumphant success story about clearing a path for yourself and finding the freedom, words, and perhaps courage in mid-life to put pen to paper\"--Claire Malcolm, New Writing North\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaya Jordan\u003c\/strong\u003e was selected by A Writing Chance\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e a programme launched by actor and writer Michael Sheen with New Writing North, to support working-class and under-represented writers. Her work has been performed by Sheen for BBC Radio Wales' \u003cem\u003eMargins to Mainstream\u003c\/em\u003e and was highlighted by him in a recent TEDx Talk \u003cem\u003eLevelling the Cultural Playing Field\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49135481028760,"sku":"9780715656136","price":31.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/4Q_lnSgI6f9780715656136.webp?v=1779317555","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/chopsy-resistance-tales-of-a-working-class-woman-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}