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Bess Of Hardwick: First Lady of Chatsworth by Mary S. Lovell
RRP: £14.99£10.05Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era. Gently-born in reduced circumstances, she was married at 15, wedded at 16 and still a virgin. At 19 she married a man more than twice her age, Sir William Cavendish, a senior auditor... -
A Bookshop of One’s Own: How a group of women set out to change the world by Jane Cholmeley 9780008651046
RRP: £16.99£11.47The captivating true story of an underdog business - a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher's Britain - from a woman at the heart of the women's liberation movement. An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book... -
Between the Covers: Jilly Cooper on sex, socialising and survival by Jilly Cooper
RRP: £8.99£6.11'No one else can make me laugh and cry quite like Jilly Cooper.' Gill Sims'Jilly Cooper's non-fiction is just as entertaining as her novels.' Pandora Sykes____________________'One truth I have learnt, as middle age enmeshes me like Virginia creeper, is... -
Frances Partridge: The Biography by Anne Chisholm 9780753826997
RRP: £12.99£8.83Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon
RRP: £10.99£7.54In Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. She writes frankly about her route from girl to woman and pioneering icon within the music and art scene of New York City in the... -
Diary of an MP's Wife: Inside and Outside Power: 'riotously candid' Sunday Times by Sasha Swire 9780349144405
RRP: £12.99£4.27SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR'The wickedest political diaries since Alan Clark's' Daily Mail'Riotously candid' Decca Aitkenhead, Sunday Times'An acute political intelligence at work' Guardian'Glorious, compelling, jaw-dropping'... -
Mumboss: The Honest Mum's Guide to Surviving and Thriving at Work and at Home by Vicki Psarias
RRP: £2.99£2.44Chosen by the Independent as one of the 10 best business books written by women'Vicki is one inspirational mumboss, who shares her secrets to juggling a thriving business with raising a family in this entertaining and empowering read!' Una Healy'Ideal... -
Queen Victoria by Elizabeth Longford
RRP: £14.99£6.72'The truth was stranger than any of the fictions that have since been offered to explain her away'Drawing upon Queen Victoria's previously unpublished journals, Elizabeth Longford's classic biography recalls the contrasts and curiosities of an earlier... -
Wrestling With My Thoughts by Sharon Hastings
RRP: £11.99£8.66She couldn't believe it. There she was with her medical qualifications sitting on the floor of a mental hospital. She'd offered her life to God, wanted to serve him anywhere, but no, surely not this... Sharon Hastings is absolutely passionate about... -
Boys in the Trees: A Memoir Carly Simon 9781472124043
RRP: £12.99£8.83#1 New York Times Bestseller A People Magazine Top Ten Book of the Year 'A sensational memoir ...brilliantly well written. Carly Simon is incapable of writing a boring sentence ...you can forgive anything for the unparalleled brilliance of her writing'... -
Cher by Josiah Howard
RRP: £16.99£10.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859655668Author Josiah HowardFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd -
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai 9781399608992
RRP: £9.99£7.00In the face of Taliban oppression, one girl's unwavering defiance sparked a worldwide movement. Shot in the head for daring to seek an education, Malala Yousafzai defied all odds, emerging stronger than ever. From a valley in Pakistan to the global... -
Blood, Fire and Gold: The story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici by Estelle Paranque
RRP: £12.99£9.34'A story told with verve and passion' The Times, Book of the Week'An alternative and engaging biography...accessible and unpretentious' The Telegraph'A stunning portrayal of two of the most powerful women in European history' Tracy Borman'Exciting and... -
Shocking Life by Elsa Schiaparelli
RRP: £9.99£7.32Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) was one of the leading fashion designers of the 1920s and 1930s with a flair for the unusual. The first to use shoulder pads, animal print and the inventor of shocking pink, Schiaparelli collaborated with artists including... -
Take Six Girls: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters by Laura Thompson
RRP: £10.99£7.99'Wonderfully readable... Emphasises their sheer extraordinariness and celebrates them' MAIL ON SUNDAY. The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fascist who married Oswald... -
The Midwife's Sister: The Story of Call The Midwife's Jennifer Worth by her sister Christine by Christine Lee
RRP: £10.99£8.15'Our childhood came to an end when our parents parted and from then on Jennifer was placed in the impossible position of having to be a parent to me, her sister. I shall always be grateful for her protection . . .'Millions have fallen in love with... -
Philomena: The True Story of a Mother and the Son She Had to Give Away (Film Tie-in Edition) by Martin Sixsmith 9781447245223 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.29Inspiring the film starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, and directed by Stephen Frears, Philomena is the tale of a mother and a son whose lives were scarred by the forces of hypocrisy on both sides of the Atlantic and of the secrets they were forced to... -
Philomena: The True Story of a Mother and the Son She Had to Give Away (Film Tie-in Edition) by Martin Sixsmith
RRP: £9.99£7.48Inspiring the film starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, and directed by Stephen Frears, Philomena is the tale of a mother and a son whose lives were scarred by the forces of hypocrisy on both sides of the Atlantic and of the secrets they were forced to... -
Enslaved: My True Story of Survival by Emily Vaughn 9780008415945
RRP: £7.99£5.59THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER A heartbreaking memoir from a girl who escaped county line trafficking only to become prey to other abusers... Emily has always felt like an outsider, so when a family... -
Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon by Kate Andersen Brower 9780008435868
RRP: £12.99£8.71The first authorised biography of eternal legend Elizabeth Taylor. Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the twentieth century's most famous film... -
Process: Finding my way through by Lucy Spraggan
RRP: £20.00£14.26The chart-topping singer/songwriter's powerful story, told for the first time, in her own words.The must-read memoir from a musician who has seen the darkest side of fameAbout the AuthorLucy Spraggan shot to fame on the 2012 series of X Factor. Since... -
Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore Bettany Hughes 9781845952143
RRP: £25.00£18.30As soon as men began to write, they made Helen of Troy their subject; for nearly three thousand years she has been both the embodiment of absolute female beauty and a reminder of the terrible power that beauty can wield. Because of her double marriage to... -
Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
RRP: £9.99£7.32New 25th Anniversary Edition__________'I am still haunted by Mah's memoir . . . Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure' Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club1940s, Shanghai. As the civil war rages on and China... -
Playing with Fire: The Story of Maria Yudina, Pianist in Stalin's Russia by Elizabeth Wilson
RRP: £25.00£21.32The first full biography of the fearless and brilliant Maria Yudina, a legendary pianist who was central to Russian intellectual life "Playing with Fire is a ground-breaking work-a phenomenal biography of a towering human spirit of everlasting... -
A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey Chrissie Wellington 9781780338712
RRP: £12.99£8.83Chrissie Wellington is the world's No 1 female Ironman triathlete, a four times World Champion, having recently won the her fourth title in October 2011 and the World Record holder. In 2009 she was voted 'Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year' and in 2010... -
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge by Chanrithy Him 9780393322101
RRP: £12.99£11.46In a mesmerizing story, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the "killing fields." She gives us a child's-eye view of a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps for both adults and children are the norm and modern technology no... -
Lead Sister: The Story of Karen Carpenter: A Times Book of the Year by Lucy O'Brien 9781788708272
RRP: £10.99£7.87***Nominated for the 2024 Penderyn Music Book Prize***A Times Book of the YearA Financial Times Book of the YearA Waterstones Book of the Year'Reading the book made me want to give her a huge hug. Anybody who is a fan should pick this up.' - ANITA RANI'A... -
In Her Nature: How Women Break Boundaries in the Great Outdoors by Rachel Hewitt 9781784742898
RRP: £25.00£17.90**An Economist Book of the Year**** A Critic Book of the Year**A trail-blazing book about women's fights to access the great outdoors - and a very personal book about how running through the landscape helped the author in her journey from bereavement... -
Empress of the Nile: the daredevil archaeologist who saved Egypt’s ancient temples from destruction by Lynne Olson
RRP: £25.00£16.59The riveting story of a true-life female Indiana Jones: an archaeologist who survived the Nazis and then saved Egypt's ancient temples. In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time: fifty countries had contributed... -
Don't Call Me Home: A Memoir by Alexandra Auder
RRP: £28.00£22.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593299951Author Alexandra AuderFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint VikingPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 516gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 160mm *... -
Remembering Whitney: A Mother's Story of Life, Loss and the Night the Music Stopped by Cissy Houston
RRP: £10.99£7.46The definitive account of Whitney Houston's astonishing life, ground-breaking career and tragic death - complete with never-before-seen photographs - from the only one who truly knows the story behind the headlines: her mother, Cissy Houston. ... -
Sylvia Plath Poems Chosen by Carol Ann Duffy by Sylvia Plath
RRP: £10.99£7.54Sylvia Plath was one of the defining voices of the twentieth century, and one of the most appealing: few other poets have introduced as many new readers to poetry. The poems in this fresh and inviting edition were chosen by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy... -
Earthed: A Memoir by Rebecca Schiller
RRP: £9.99£6.72____________ 'A beautiful memoir of one small plot of land and one complex human mind.' Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun 'So many readers will find themselves in these pages.' Katherine May, author of Wintering 'A timely reflection on what it... -
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou: The dark and addictive 2023 BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick that's inspired by true-crime events by Eleni Kyriacou
RRP: £14.99£11.51**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club 2023** 'Tense. Moving. Morally complex. Zina Pavlou is wholly unforgettable.' RACHEL RHYS 'Impressive... worthy of Sarah Waters' THE TIMES THEY HAVE TOLD SO MANY LIES ABOUT ME. London, 1954... -
Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus: the long-awaited memoir from the star of QI and The Great British Bake Off by Sandi Toksvig 9780349006406 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.12Pre-order Sandi Toksvig's new novel FRIENDS OF DOROTHY now - coming in September 2024The long-awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved characters - presenter of QI, former host of The Great British Bake Off'Wise and kind... part celebration, part... -
Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus: the long-awaited memoir from the star of QI and The Great British Bake Off by Sandi Toksvig 9780349006406
RRP: £12.99£8.83Pre-order Sandi Toksvig's new novel FRIENDS OF DOROTHY now - coming in September 2024The long-awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved characters - presenter of QI, former host of The Great British Bake Off'Wise and kind... part celebration, part... -
Let It Go: My Extraordinary Story - From Refugee to Entrepreneur to Philanthropist by Dame Stephanie Shirley
RRP: £10.99£7.99A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a filmIn 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers... -
Sabine’s War: One woman. Three concentration camps. A remarkable true story of survival. by Eva Taylor
RRP: £9.99£6.84An astonishing tale of romance, resistance and bravery 'A sad and beautiful book, shining a light on quiet heroism in dark times.' Lucy Adlington, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz ... -
Period by Emma Barnett
RRP: £9.99£6.01'Terrific and timely' Elizabeth Day 'Stories that will make you cringe, weep and laugh out loud' Scarlett Curtis 'Brilliant, informative... -
The Secrets of My Life by Caitlyn Jenner 9781409173960 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.29THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIn this remarkable memoir - written with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Buzz Bissinger during her pivotal first years of rebirth - Caitlyn Jenner reflects on her past as she looks to her future. With poignancy and humour,...