One of our foremost historical novelists,Philippa Gregory,makes history.
We have fallen into the belief that women were absent from great events,and ineffectual in normal times.
Through a radical reframing of the conventional eras of our history,Normal Women will tell the story of our nation - not with the rise and fall of Kings and the occasional Queen - but through social and cultural transition,showing the agency,persistence and effectiveness of women in society.
Through the stories of the soldiers,guild widows,highwaywomen,pirates,miners and ship owners,international traders,theatre runners and'female husbands'Normal Women will redefine'normal'female behaviour to include heroism,rebellion,crime,treason,money-making,jousting and sainthood. And much rioting.
Philippa Gregory has been working on this book for over ten years. It is the work of a lifetime from one of our greatest historical storytellers.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008601706Number of pages: 688Weight: 1050 gDimensions: 240 x 159 x 47 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Praise for Philippa Gregory:
'Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer...all of her books feature strong,complex women,doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men.'- Sunday Times
'It would be hard to make history more entertaining,lively or engaging.'- Sunday Express
Philippa Gregory - Normal Women
Corn Exchange,Tuesday Market Place,King's Lynn,Norfolk,PE30 1JWMonday 30th October 19:00
Join us as internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory talks about her fascinating and radical new book in the wonderful King's Lynn Corn Exchange.
View
An Evening with Philippa Gregory
The Barnfield Theatre,Barnfield Road,Exeter,EX1 1SNSaturday 4th November 19:30
Join best-selling author Philippa Gregory at The Barnfield Theatre in Exeter where she'll talk about her new non-fiction book,Normal Women
ViewPhilippa Gregory
A master of period biographical fiction Philippa Gregory is one of the most popular novelists writing today. Her novels range across historical periods from the early 1400's to the Twentieth Century but she is best known for her portrayals of the women around the Tudor court of Henry VIII,most famously Anne Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl.
Visit the Philippa Gregory author page
Kommentar