Nothing But The Truth
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<p><b>The <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller</b><br><br><b>Full of hilarious and shocking stories, the Secret Barrister's memoir <i>Nothing But The Truth</i> tracks their transformation from hang 'em and flog 'em austerity-supporter to celebrated, campaigning, bestselling author.</b><br><br><b>'Masterful, compassionate and hilarious' </b>– Adam Rutherford<br><br>In a diary that takes us behind the scenes of their middling ambition, <i>Nothing But The Truth</i> 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.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>Writing as S. J. Fleet, The Secret Barrister's first novel, <i>The Cut Throat Trial</i>, is available for pre-order now.</b><br>_____<br><br><b>‘Words tumble out with extraordinary fluency . . . entertaining and instructive’ </b>– <i>The Times</i><br><b>‘Written with compassion, wit and intelligence’ </b>– <i>TLS</i><br><b>‘Excellent . . . a cringe-inducing account of one barrister's travails' </b>– <i>The Telegraph<br><br><sub>Nothing But The Truth </sub></i><sub>was a <i>Sunday Times </i>besteller w/c 28.05.23</sub></p>
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<p><b>The <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller</b><br><br><b>Full of hilarious and shocking stories, the Secret Barrister's memoir <i>Nothing But The Truth</i> tracks their transformation from hang 'em and flog 'em austerity-supporter to celebrated, campaigning, bestselling author.</b><br><br><b>'Masterful, compassionate and hilarious' </b>– Adam Rutherford<br><br>In a diary that takes us behind the scenes of their middling ambition, <i>Nothing But The Truth</i> 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.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>Writing as S. J. Fleet, The Secret Barrister's first novel, <i>The Cut Throat Trial</i>, is available for pre-order now.</b><br>_____<br><br><b>‘Words tumble out with extraordinary fluency . . . entertaining and instructive’ </b>– <i>The Times</i><br><b>‘Written with compassion, wit and intelligence’ </b>– <i>TLS</i><br><b>‘Excellent . . . a cringe-inducing account of one barrister's travails' </b>– <i>The Telegraph<br><br><sub>Nothing But The Truth </sub></i><sub>was a <i>Sunday Times </i>besteller w/c 28.05.23</sub></p>