The Feisty Feminist. The Hot Lesbian. The Desperate Cougar. The Deranged Mother.

Doon Mackichan is best known for her comedy characters, but throughout her career there are parts she's refused to take and stereotypes she's continually defied.

In My Lady Parts, Doon shares her experience on stage, screen and in real life, examining how our culture still expects women to adhere to certain stereotypes - and punishes those who don't. This is a courageous, vulnerable and empowering account of being a woman in an industry that has been exposed for its deep-rooted sexism.

"Doon Mackichan's memoir savagely exposes the sexism of showbusiness by looking at the roles she has been offered. Yet Mackichan's tome is no misery memoir [ . . . ], rather the book is an inspiring tale of an actor and comedian standing by her principles" - * Sunday Times *

"As we look back - and not that far - at how the misogyny was tolerated and even applauded in the 2000s, we should listen to the meticulous testimony of women like Mackichan. Because she has always called it out, but has often paid a high price" - * iPaper *

"A real page-turner; raw, urgent and entertaining" - * Daily Mail *

"A timely memoir . . . [Mackichan] has not been just an observer of change, but a driver of it" - * Scotsman *

"This is a fierce, frank and unfiltered account. [Mackichan] makes no secret of her fury at the way society treats women. But her readers will find that fury infectious" - * Daily Mirror *

"A rip-roaring, brutally honest, brilliantly funny read. My Lady Parts is a triumph" - * Buzz Magazine *