Beyond Ugly

by Constance Briscoe

Despite her mother's constant physical and psychological abuse, Constance Briscoe has gained a place at Newcastle University to study law a long-held ambition. She finances her studies by several jobs at weekends and during the holidays, including working with the terminally ill in a hospice. She also finds the money to pay for several cosmetic surgery treatments in an attempt to transform the face that her mother has convinced her is ugly, ugly, ugly. With the degree achieved, Constance takes up Michael Mansfields invitation to become a pupil in his prestigious chambers. But she didnt find the support and encouragement she expected.

230 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2013

About the author

Constance Briscoe (born 18 May 1957) is a former barrister, and formerly one of the first black female recorders in England and Wales. In May 2014, she was jailed for three counts of doing an act tending to pervert the course of justice in R v Huhne and Pryce.