Who Does She Think She Is?

An unflinching exploration of how envy, approval-seeking and fear of judgement keep women small – and how to break free through self-knowledge, ambition and unapologetic action.

When a woman becomes visible, ambitious and unapologetic about what she wants, the world whispers: Who does she think she is?

In this electrifying new book, Sunday Times bestselling author Florence Given flips that insult into fuel. Who Does She Think She Is? is a cultural reckoning for every woman who has learned that belonging depends on being good: being agreeable, palatable, grateful, selfless – and never wanting too much.

But what if the very things you’ve been taught to fear – other people’s envy, judgement and disgust – aren’t evidence that you’re doing something wrong? What if they're an inevitable consequence of becoming visible?

Florence exposes the unspoken forces that keep women small: not just the patriarchy, but the ways women learn to police themselves and one another in exchange for belonging. She names the 'sisterhood wound' – the comparison, envy, relational aggression and subtle social punishments that teach women to fear standing out – and offers a radical new framework for understanding jealousy not as something shameful, but as information: a map pointing you towards your own buried desires.

Across three powerful parts – The Poison, The Alchemy and The Embodiment – you’ll learn to:

• Recognize the hidden rules that taught you to play small
• Alchemize envy and resentment into clarity, desire and momentum
• Reclaim ambition, pleasure and visibility without apology
• Choose yourself even when it makes you less universally likeable
• Take up space with bold, embodied action towards the life you actually want

This book is not about becoming someone new. It’s about becoming fully yourself – even if it makes people uncomfortable.

It’s time to stop fearing the question 'Who does she think she is?' and give people a reason to ask it.