Normal Women

SKU: 9780008601713
Normal Women

Normal Women

SKU: 9780008601713
Author: Philippa Gregory
C-Format·Ages 18+

900 Years of Making History

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One of our foremost historical novelists, Philippa Gregory, makes history.

Normal Women is a radical reframing of our nation’s story, told 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 – from 1066 to modern times.

Did women do nothing to shape our country’s culture and traditions during nine centuries of political turmoil, plague, famine, prosperity, religious reform? Philippa Gregory answers this question by telling stories of the soldiers, guild widows, highwaywomen, pirates, miners and ship owners, international traders, theatre runners, social campaigners and ‘female husbands’ who did much to build the fabric of our society and in ways as diverse and varied as the women themselves.

This is not another book about heroines. Instead, it is a book about millions of women, not just three or four. The ‘normal women’ you meet in these pages rode in jousts, flew Spitfires, issued their own currency and built ships, corn mills and houses as part of their daily lives. They went to war, tilled the fields, campaigned, wrote and loved. They committed crimes, or treason, worshipped many types of gods, cooked and nursed, invented things and rioted. A lot.

A landmark work of scholarship and storytelling, this is a history not a call to action. It looks back at facts and the past lives of some 50% of the population without the judgmental eyes of the present. It cannot be a celebratory account about women’s ‘rise’ because women are not equal yet. But by highlighting the drive, ingenuity and vast contribution made, it puts women back where they belong in our history – Centre stage.

Book details

Format
C-Format
Reading age
18+
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Language
English
ISBN
9780008601713

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About the Author:

Philippa Gregory is the queen of historical fiction, bringing history’s most fascinating women to life with drama, depth, and just the right touch of scandal. From the glittering courts of the Tudors to the shadows of the Wars of the Roses, her novels take readers behind the palace walls—and into the hearts and minds of queens, rivals, and rebels.

She’s best known for iconic books like The Other Boleyn Girl, The White Queen, and The Constant Princess, where she reimagines famous figures like Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth Woodville, and Catherine of Aragon as the bold, complex women they truly were.

With a PhD in history and a flair for turning dusty facts into dazzling fiction, Philippa mixes real events with rich storytelling that makes the past feel thrillingly present.

If you love court intrigue, fierce heroines, royal drama, and power plays in petticoats, Philippa Gregory is your literary time machine.

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