Why Are You Here, Mrs Hamilton?: The Post Office Scandal and My Extraordinary Fight for Justice

by Jo Hamilton

Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime, Autobiography, Crime, Biography

304 pages, Hardcover

Published June 19, 2025

Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting book about one sub postmasters fight for justice with the horizon system joined with others to get justice. enjoyed the book overall

[Emerley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully told personal account of a post mistress wrongly convicted in the scandal. Amazing story, especially loved the way her village rallied around. Restores your faith in humanity!

[Barbara Deeprose · Rating 5 out of 5]

One Very Brave Lady

It is ubelievable that this post office scandal is still ongoing and no one has really been held to account. This book is the story of one brave lady who lost everything and then had to fight to win it all back. I admire all the of the people who are still fighting for justice and I applaud them all. Jo is honest and truthful about what she went through, and the book brought me to tears several times. Thank goodness her family, friends and villagers stood by her.

[Libby · Rating 5 out of 5]

brilliant book makes you angry sad and happy all the same time amazing book

[Angela Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

The real life nightmarish story of Jo Hamilton and her two decades of bullying by her employer. Told with sensitivity and honesty.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

How could I not give this book 5 stars?

The story behind it is scandalous, shocking and incomprehensible, and the sub post masters are, all these years later, still waiting for Wynn Williams final report.

I remember when this first became public and the horror I felt on behalf of these innocent people, the complete and utter nightmare they found themselves in. Even now, knowing that retribution is finally being made, I still can’t forgive people like Paula Vennels, the Post Office legal team or indeed, Fujitsu, who were at the heart of the scandal.

Listening to the wonderful Monica Dolan read Jo’s story incensed me all over again. But don’t be put off by that; these stories need to be in the public domain so that nothing like this can ever be allowed to happen again.

I’m just pleased that after decades of fighting for justice, Jo finally got hers, and I applaud her for continuing to fight for the others.

[Neale Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this really interesting and couldn't believe what these poor sub-post officers were subjected to by the Post Office corporation it's incredibly brave to hear how everyone came together, all the underdogs coming together to fight a seemingly unbeatable system I need to watch 'Mr Bates v the post office now'

[Gillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book although it made be incredibly angry at times. The author was a very brave lady to put her experiences so honestly in print but I’m really pleased she did.

[Rachel Groves · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and excellent narration. Requested and borrowed from local library BorrowBox.

[Michelle Cox]

A very interesting read. What Jo Hamilton and other Sub-postmasters went through is horrendous.
Here the author shows her determination to prove her innocence.

[Angela Vick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating account of this major scandal, unfortunately the copy I read had a number of typographical/printing errors which made the reading experience a bit trying so 4.5* in consequence