A former journalist, Jennie retrained as a plumber at the age of 38. For the last eight years, she has run her own heating and plumbing company in Weymouth. This came after four years of study at her local college, and an apprenticeship with a local housing company.

Throughout her plumbing career, she never stopped writing, and the notes she took have formed the backbone of her insightful new book.

Speaking about the book's launch, Jennie said: "When I first started plumbing, I felt very lonely as the only woman at college and in my job. I would have loved to have other women to talk to. It would have been nice to swap stories, share advice, and to have role models of other, more advanced, tradeswomen. Because I was the only woman, I felt out of place, and unsure of whether I should be there. I needed other women to reassure me that this wasn’t the case. 

"I searched for a book like mine, but couldn’t find anything. So here’s the book I wanted, written for the version of myself all those years ago, and also for other women like me."

The book is available as a paperback and e-book at www.amazon.co.uk from 15 November.