Medium – Book About the Book – The author briefly discusses the lives of some of the most famous female spies of WW2 – women like Christine Granville, Odette Sansom, Violette Szabo and Noor Inyat Khan. The women are taken individually, and their lives discussed – from their births, to their education and childhood, relationships,Continue reading “2021 Book #37 – The Women who Spied for Britain”
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2021 Book #29 – Toksvig’s Almanac 2021
Medium – Book About the Book – Sandi Toksvig, the British/Danish presenter and comedian (and ex-Chancellor of the University where I did my Masters, so I’ve met her!), presents an almanac of the year, covering important and interesting facts about women – one for each day of the year. For each month, there is aContinue reading “2021 Book #29 – Toksvig’s Almanac 2021”
2021 Book #2 – The War Queens
Medium – Book About the Book – Father and daughter duo Jonathan and Emily Jordan tell the stories of fourteen women, crossing time periods and nations, who led their people into battle. From Tomryis, the Massagetae Queen who rode into battle and killed the Persian King, to Margaret Thatcher, who commanded the British Army (albeitContinue reading “2021 Book #2 – The War Queens”
TBR Pile Book #2 – Rebel Women
Medium – Book About the Book – Rosalind Miles traces the history of female rebellion from the days of the French Revolution to the modern day. She uses case studies of female rebellions in dress, science, education, health and wellbeing, and sets a (wo)manifesto of what women need to be truly equal in today’s society,Continue reading “TBR Pile Book #2 – Rebel Women”
Book #38 – The Wonders
Prompt – A book with the same title as a movie/TV show, but unrelated. There is a very arty Italian film called ‘The Wonders’ as well as the beautiful ‘Wonder’ film directed by Stephen Chbosky. Medium – Book About the Book – John Woolf charts the history of the ‘freak show’, from the performers ofContinue reading “Book #38 – The Wonders”
Book #29 – Girl Squads: 20 Female Friendships that Changed History
Prompt – A book with ’20’ or ‘twenty’ in the title. Medium – Book About the Book: Written by Sam Maggs, this book tells the stories of 20 groups of female friends, whose friendships can be #squadgoals and who changed history through working together. The book includes different ‘squads’ – warriors, athletes, scientists, political andContinue reading “Book #29 – Girl Squads: 20 Female Friendships that Changed History”
Book #26 – Agent Jack
Prompt – The First book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed. Medium – Book About the Book – The true story of a MI5 agent who worked with Fifth Columnists during WW2, Robert Hutton tells the story of Eric Roberts, code-named Agent Jack. Roberts operated within England during the Second World War,Continue reading “Book #26 – Agent Jack”
Book #21 – Dead Famous
Prompt – A book with a great opening line. Medium – Book About the Book – Greg Jenner, who is a public historian, the historical consultant for ‘Horrible Histories’ and the presenter of podcast ‘You’re Dead to Me’ explores the ways in which the ideas of celebrity have been publicised and evolved since Jenner’s firstContinue reading “Book #21 – Dead Famous”
Book #12 – Corsets to Camouflage
Prompt – A book by or about a journalist. Medium – Book About the book – Kate Adie is an award-winning journalist, who was Chief News Correspondent for the BBC and has reported from war zones across the world. In this book, she looks at the progress made by women in uniform primarily in theContinue reading “Book #12 – Corsets to Camouflage”
Book #11 – The Detective’s Assistant
Prompt – A Western. I have never read a western in my life, and to tell the truth, can’t stand them. This was as much of a western as I could deal with! Medium – Audiobook About the book – Written by Kate Hannigan, this is the story of Nell Warne, the fictional niece ofContinue reading “Book #11 – The Detective’s Assistant”
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