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To receive a royal pardon in sixteenth-century France for certain kinds of homicide—unpremeditated, unintended, in self-defense, or otherwise excusabl

In this gem of a book, Natalie Zemon Davis explores the role of gifts in Renaissance France. From the King's bounty to the beggar's alms, from the la

The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case when a man with a wooden leg swaggered into the French courtroom, denounced du Tilh, and ree

Met haar kenmerkende geestige schrijfstijl maakt Natalie Haynes, bekroond classicus en auteur van De kruik van Pandora, de Griekse mythologie toeganke

Get ready to meet the goddesses.In Divine Might, Natalie Haynes, the bestselling author of Stone Blind and Pandora's Jar, introduces us to the stories

Would you want to know what your colleagues say behind your back? 'Darkly funny with a brilliant premise' Emma GannonFor readers who loved The Office

Davis retrieves three women's lives from historical obscurity to give us a window onto the early modern world. Glikl bas Judah Leib, Marie de l'Incarn

Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes. Snakes in the sea, mountain lions, and a plague of bees.

One bookshop. Fifty-one rules. Three women who break them all.

From the Women's Prize-shortlisted author Natalie Haynes comes a stunning reimagining of the Oedipus and Antigone myths, revealing a new side of an an

In Divine Might Natalie Haynes, author of the bestselling Pandora’s Jar, returns to the world of Greek myth and this time she examines the role of the

A feminist retelling of the Trojan War - giving voices to the women the myths forgot . . . Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 On

From trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis, a major new collection of essays and interviews that argue for a radical rethinking of our priso

Have you ever sat and watched a plant? The very idea itself might seem strange. We like to watch things that move, that do something. But in fact, pla

'Natalie's holistic five-week sleep programme is life-changing' – Chloe Brotheridge, author of The Anxiety Solution'I defy anyone to read this book an

A new collection of short fiction from the critically acclaimed master of the form and winner of the Man Booker International Prize, Lydia Davis

The trial of Angela Davis is remembered as one of America's most historic political trials, and no one can tell the story better than Davis herself. O

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