{"product_id":"book-h23h","title":"Normal Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling historical novelist delivers her magnum opus—a landmark work of feminist nonfiction that radically redefines our understanding of the extraordinary roles ordinary women played throughout British history and “should be included in every history lesson” (\u003cem\u003eGlamour \u003c\/em\u003eUK)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“As author and lead narrator, Gregory’s passion for this topic is evidence in her confident narration… . This audio should be savored… . This stellar work will be of interest to feminists, historians, Anglophiles, and those who like learning more about women throughout history.” —\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know that there are more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry? That the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was started and propelled by women who were protesting a tax on women? Or that celebrated naturalist Charles Darwin believed not just that women were naturally inferior to men, but that they’d evolve to become ever more inferior?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just a few of the startling findings you will learn from reading Philippa Gregory’s \u003cem\u003eNormal Women\u003c\/em\u003e. In this ambitious and groundbreaking book, she tells the story of England over 900 years, for the very first time placing women—some fifty per cent of the population—center stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing research skills honed in her work as one of our foremost historical novelists, Gregory trawled through court records, newspapers, and journals to find highwaywomen and beggars, murderers and brides, housewives and pirates, female husbands and hermits. The “normal women” you will meet in these pages went to war, ploughed the fields, campaigned, wrote, and loved. They rode in jousts, flew Spitfires, issued their own currency, and built ships, corn mills and houses. They committed crimes or treason, worshipped many gods, cooked and nursed, invented things, and rioted. A lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of scholarship and storytelling, \u003cem\u003eNormal Women\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles centuries of social and cultural change—from 1066 to modern times—powered by the determination, persistence, and effectiveness of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Lively, timely and gloriously energetic. Each page bursts with life, and every chapter swirls with personalities left out of traditional narratives of Britain’s past. Philippa Gregory has produced something rare and wonderful: a genuinely new history of [Britain], with women at its beating heart.” —Dan Jones, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Plantagenets\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stunning… . Full of surprises… . A brilliant, essential read.” —\u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e (UK)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49341855301936,"sku":"BDh23h","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49341855334704,"sku":"ZEh23h","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49341855367472,"sku":"ZMh23h","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/h23h-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776510944","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-h23h","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}