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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

Het decor voor Justine is het Alexandrië van eind jaren 1930: een exotische, stoffige stad waar verschillende culturen en religies elkaar ontmoeten. D

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

FROM THE WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRY 2021When My Brother Was an Aztec is a work of courage and invention - one that foregrounds the particu

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mistresses of Cliveden, an enthralling, sumptuous and surprising history of the Rothschild women

Natalie Haynes, Womens Prize-shortlisted author of &i>A Thousand Ships&/i>, brings life to the infamous myth of Medusa with a heartbreaking, feminist

In the many retellings of the Greek myths, the focus is generally on gods and heroes, but Natalie Haynes refocuses our gaze on the remarkable women at

Natalie Haynes bespreekt tien verschillende verhalen uit de Griekse mythologie vanuit een nieuw perspectief: ze stelt de vrouwen centraalVandaag de da

Creative Block is a book set out to ruffle feathers, get out of ruts and start those juices flowing. Focussing on creative process and theory, it is f

Richard Somers en zijn vrouw Harriett maken in Australië kennis met nationalisten en arbeiders. Dankzij de charme van de nationalistische leider Ben C

De 12-jarige Alex reist met zijn beste vriend via een tijdportaal duizenden jaren terug in de tijd, op zoek naar de beroemde filosoof Socrates. Daarbi

Onze steden zijn, hoewel ze grijs lijken, in feite wildgroen. Of het nu in parken, plantsoentjes, langs grachten, op kerkhoven of in uw eigen straat i

Double standards are about to get singled out.As a lead reporter for The Warrior Weekly, Eden has covered her fair share of stories at St. Joseph's Hi

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

Here, the bodies of indigenous, Latinx, black and brown women are simultaneously the body politic and the body ecstatic, and portrayed with a glowing

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