A group biography of five women at Oxford in the early C20th who pioneered the study of remote communities in Siberia, Egypt, New Mexico and Easter Island. The women were Katherine Routledge, Maria Czaplicka, Winifred Blackman, Beatrice Blackwood and Barbara Freire-Marreco.
Undreamed Shores: The Hidden Heroines of British Anthropology
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£20.00
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The fraught symbiosis of a billionaire and a group of guerrilla gardeners. A skilful and thrilling novel from the author of The Luminaries that interweaves intentions and consequences.
Birnam Wood
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A sensitive novel about Elizabeth MacArthur, who managed to flourish at the end of the world (Australia in the 1790s) despite being married to an exceptionally obnoxious man.
A Room Made of Leaves
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An anthology of the writings by the often overlooked women of the Raj, many of whom flourished in India - Fanny Parks, Emily Eden et alia. A fascinating counterpoint to the stereotypical vie... read more
Memsahibs: British Women in Colonial India
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A deft and powerful retelling of the myth of Medusa - the only mortal born to a family of gods, whose life was upended by Athene's revenge on Poseidon. Haynes' work is always exciting.
Stone Blind: Medusa’s Story
Hardback £18.99