Most Popular Books by Jo Baker

Take Control of Your Finances and Your FutureA Guide to Financial Confidence and Empowerment for WomenBeing a woman navigating financial challenges-whether you''re feeling like a "Hot Money Mess" or simply unsure of your next steps-can feel overwhelming. The weight of every financial decision rests on your shoulders, and it can seem like there''s no clear path forward. But what if managing your money didn''t have to be stressful? What if it could be empowering?In Saving Myself, Jo Baker guides you through a journey of self-discovery and financial clarity. This isn''t your average finance book filled with dry advice and complicated formulas. It''s a guide designed for women who want to break free from financial uncertainty and embrace a life of confidence and choice.Through her compassionate, relatable style, Jo will show you how to take control of your finances by creating a money plan that actually works for your life. No more one-size-fits-all strategies-this book is all about finding what suits you and giving you the tools to make it happen.Along the way, you''ll learn how to build up savings, eliminate debts, and shift your money mindset so you can step into a future filled with financial freedom. Jo doesn''t just offer financial strategies-she offers a sense of hope, showing you that you''re capable of rewriting your financial story.Whether you''re starting over, struggling to find your footing, or just looking for a better way forward, Saving Myself is your companion for transforming how you see and manage your money. The next chapter of your life is waiting-are you ready to take that first step?Meet Jo Baker - Author, Speaker and Women''s Empowerment Coach. Jo''s on a mission to empower women to embrace managing their money with confidence and live a life that feels true to who they are, no matter their circumstances. Through her community and programs, Jo helps women rebuild their financial confidence from the inside out. She teaches women how to become their own financial expert, freeing them to spend more time doing what they love.

BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LONGBOURN SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE 2017 ''Skilful . . . daring . . . extraordinary'' The Guardian ''A fascinating fictional account of Samuel Beckett''s wartime years'' IAN RANKIN ''Beautifully written, empathetic and unflinching, it is very, very good'' Daily Mail ''Marvellous, spare, moving'' FRANCIS SPUFFORD ''Insightful . . . beautifully paced . . . authentic’ The Irish Times Paris, 1939: The pavement rumbles with the footfall of Nazi soldiers marching along the Champs Elysees. A young writer, recently arrived from Ireland to make his mark, smokes one last cigarette with his lover before the city they know is torn apart. Soon, he will put is own life and those of his loved ones in mortal danger by joining the Resistance... Spies, artists, deprivation, danger and passion: this is a story of life at the edges of human experience, and of how one man came to translate it all into art. Sunday Express Book of the Month Praise for Jo Baker''s LONGBOURN: ''Intoxicating'' Guardian ''Engrossing'' Sunday Times ''Audacious'' New York Times

''A tour de force'' IRISH TIMES ''Riveting and moving'' NINA STIBBE ''Gripping'' THE TIMES ''It had me by the throat'' EMMA DONOGHUE LONDON, 1940. As enemy planes fly over the city, twenty-year-old Charlotte Richmond is trying to make the best of things. She has a dull but steady job at the Ministry of Information, a friend to share gin and secrets with, and an attic room of her own. All she has to do is keep her head down. She knows where her father will send her if she makes a nuisance of herself again. But amid the chaos of the Blitz, Charlotte''s grip on reality starts slipping. Is someone following her in the blackouts, or is her mind playing tricks on her? In a city where nothing is safe, it''s hard to know who to trust - until she meets the boy who feeds the birds . . . ''A late-night page-turner that will keep you guessing till the end'' JOANNA QUINN ''Glorious'' RED ''Exquisite'' DAILY TELEGRAPH ''I stayed up late reading and was glad'' SARAH MOSS

When a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote countryside, it''s meant to be a fresh start, away from the big city and the scene of a violent assault she''s desperate to forget. But when one of her students starts sending in chapters from his novel that blur the lines between fiction and reality, the professor recognises herself as the main character in his book - and he has written her a horrific fate. Will she be able to stop life imitating art before it''s too late? At once a breathless battle-of-wits and a disarming exploration of sexual politics, The Body Lies is an essential book for our times.

This dissertation explored the discursive practices employed by Vogue to construct sustainable fashion it its editorials between 1990-2013. These discursive practices revealed the ideological stance of Vogue regarding sustainable fashion. The research asked: (a) how Vogue explicitly and implicitly defined sustainable, ethical and eco fashion through discursive practice; (b) how it visually illustrated sustainable fashion; (c) how Vogue''s sustainable fashion discourse changed over time; and (d) how Vogue''s inclusion of sustainability challenged or supported its position of power in the industry. A discourse-historical approach explored how Vogue''s conception of sustainable fashion changed over time. Additionally, thirty-seven "Style Ethics" editorials were examined using Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA). References to sustainably minded values and actions were found throughout the twenty-three years analyzed, though these were in direct competition with the dominant discourse of the ''new''. Though Vogue periodically engaged the works of a handful of designers and activists striving for better products and practices, it rarely discussed the issues that led to their necessity, particularly ignoring labor issues. By co-opting preexisting nomenclature of sustainability without formally defining the concepts, Vogue was able to appropriate incongruous terminology into the discourse on fashion. Vogue relied heavily on stereotypical imagery to demarcate sections featuring sustainable goods. Over time, the sustainable fashion discourse was dismantled, neutralized and appropriated; presented as one option among many. Furthermore, the few sustainably minded goods and services that were included were undermined by the magazine''s general emphasis on the ''new''.