"Covering women from every walk of life across 900 years of English history, this brilliant book sets the record straight on women’s lives, resilience and achievements across every conceivable field."
March 2025 Book of the Month
What is a normal woman? I absolutely loved the section headers of Philippa Gregory’s Normal Women that declare, and back up, the fact that “normal women are landlords”, “normal women are fighters”, “normal women take power”, “normal women are bullied”, “normal women like sex”, and a whole lot more, from being knights, pirates, breadwinners, criminals, artists and entrepreneurs, to supporting slavery, standing up against slavery, striking and protesting.
And so it’s been across centuries, from 1066 when this book picks up sharing lesser-known aspects of women’s history, through to 1994, when the Church of England allowed women to enter the priesthood, which came two years after “the law was changed so that sex when a wife did not consent was named as a crime – the crime of rape”.
Enhanced by a podcast series, this illuminating book has been adapted for a teenage readership from Gregory’s original work of the same name, and the tone is suitably lively, and perfectly complemented by Alexis Snell’s illustrations. In short, Normal Women is a trove of illuminating information that sets countless records straight through showcasing diverse stories of survival, strength and sisterhood, more than fulfilling the author’s desire to “show that, through time, we see an almost infinite variety of ‘normal women’”.
The bestselling, critically acclaimed women's history from blockbuster author Philippa Gregory - adapted for teen readers!
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The bestselling, critically acclaimed women's history from blockbuster author Philippa Gregory - adapted for teen readers! Today, when we think of women of the past, we often think of the 1800s and 1900s - crinolines and stage coaches, bonnets and balls - a time when women were told they were naturally inferior to men, and must stay at home while men went out to work and have fun.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Normal Women and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Normal Women features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for Young Adults, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, General Knowledge & Trivia, History, People / Places, Educational: Citizenship and social education, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Educational: Social sciences, social studies, Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general, Educational material
Hardback, Paperback. £13.49, down from the £14.99 cover price. In Stock.
Normal Women was written by Philippa Gregory and published by Red Shed an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Normal Women has 277 pages
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. In Stock.
