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The Girl Behind the Gates: A raw, heart-breaking historical novel based on a true story that will stay with you for ever by Brenda Davies
RRP: £9.99£3.95Perfect for fans of THE GIRL IN THE LETTER and PHILOMENA, this gripping, heartbreaking novel based on a true story will grab hold of your heart and never let go.1939. Seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings has spent her life secure and sheltered in the... -
Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation by Silvia Federici
RRP: £10.99£7.33'A groundbreaking work . . . Federici has become a crucial figure for . . . a new generation of feminists' Rachel Kushner, author of The Mars RoomA cult classic since its publication in the early years of this century, Caliban and the Witch is Silvia... -
The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World by Jennifer Higgie 9781474623346
RRP: £12.99£8.70'Endlessly intriguing . . . I was enchanted' - DAILY TELEGRAPH'Illuminating in every sense of the word' - John HiggsIn an illuminating blend of memoir and art history, The Other Side explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists... -
A Galaxy of Her Own: Amazing Stories of Women in Space by Libby Jackson
RRP: £16.99£12.87From small steps to giant leaps, A Galaxy of Her Own tells fifty stories of inspirational women who have been fundamental to the story of humans in space, from scientists to astronauts to some surprising roles in between.From Ada Lovelace in the... -
Wanderers: A History of Women Walking by Kerri Andrews
RRP: £9.99£7.32Now in B-format paperback, this book describes ten women over the past three hundred years who have found walking essential to their sense of themselves, as people and as writers. Wanderers traces their footsteps, from eighteenth-century parson's... -
Windswept: walking in the footsteps of remarkable women by Annabel Abbs
RRP: £10.99£7.61The story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense of self, their identity, their freedom - and found it again through walking in the wild. 'Moving and memorable' Virginia Nicholson, author of How Was It for You?'A triumph ... I felt as... -
The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands (Collins Classics) by Mary Seacole 9780008492144
RRP: £2.99£2.47HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Unless I am allowed to tell the story of my life in my own way, I cannot tell it at all Mary Seacole - traveller, nurse, businesswoman and... -
Intercourse by Andrea Dworkin
RRP: £13.99£12.66Andrea Dworkin, once called Feminism's Malcolm X," has been worshipped, reviled, criticized, and analyzed-but never ignored. The power of her writing, the passion of her ideals, and the ferocity of her intellect have spurred the arguments and activism... -
Healing Wounds: A Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C. by Diane Carlson Evans 9781682619124
RRP: £20.00£13.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682619124Author Diane Carlson EvansFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Permuted PressPublisher Permuted PressWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 221mm *... -
They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
RRP: £16.99£12.75Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History: a bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy "Stunning."-Rebecca Onion, Slate "Makes a vital contribution to our understanding of our past and present... -
Christmas Hope for the Steel Girls (The Steel Girls, Book 2) by Michelle Rawlins
RRP: £9.99£6.01With the country at war, can they come together this winter? 'A heart-warming story perfect for saga lovers', Nancy Revell,Sunday Times bestselling author of The Shipyard Girls series 'Heartwarming, hopeful and... -
Woman's Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi by Sarah Clegg 9781803280288
RRP: £10.99£7.99Shortlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown Award 2023 The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women – and then won back again. 'Remarkable work... Extraordinary, meticulous detail' Literary Review 'Deftly fuses scholarly rigour, control... -
Queen of Codes: The Secret Life of Emily Anderson, Britain's Greatest Female Code Breaker by Dr Jackie Ui Chionna 9781472295507
RRP: £12.99£8.83'One of the greatest codebreakers of the twentieth century' Suzannah Lipscomb An astounding story of codebreaking, personal sacrifice and a life lived in the shadows. The history of British codebreaking is often considered a men-only preserve, ignoring... -
Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke 9781982135492
RRP: £8.99£6.01One of Esquire's 20 Best Books of Fall * One of Time's Most Anticipated Books of Fall"A deeply thought, rigorously researched, and riveting history of human butts. Radke knows exactly when to approach her subject with levity and when with gravity. A... -
The Woman They Could Not Silence: one woman, her incredible fight for freedom, and the men who tried to make her disappear by Kate Moore
RRP: £10.99£7.54From the internationally bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes a dark but ultimately uplifting tale of a woman whose incredible journey still resonates today. Elizabeth Packard was an ordinary Victorian housewife and mother of six. That was,... -
Seasons of My Life by Hannah Hauxwell
RRP: £8.99£6.39The classic and much-loved memoir by Hannah Hauxwell about life in remote Yorkshire in the 1970s. Hannah Hauxwell first came to the nation's attention on Yorkshire television's award-winning documentary TOO LONG A WINTER, when she captured the hearts and... -
Cilka's Journey: The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
RRP: £9.99£5.48Cilka's Journey is the million copy bestselling sequel to the phenomenon The Tattooist of Auschwitz.Don't miss the conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz Trilogy, Three Sisters. Available now.'She was the bravest person I ever met'Lale Sokolov, The... -
Women in Intelligence: The Hidden History of Two World Wars by Helen Fry 9780300260779
RRP: £25.00£19.76A groundbreaking history of women in British intelligence, revealing their pivotal role across the first half of the twentieth century From the twentieth century onward, women took on an extraordinary range of roles in intelligence, defying the... -
The Spinning House: How Cambridge University locked up women in its private prison by Caroline Biggs 9781803995700
RRP: £20.00£13.87"Biggs deftly blends historical research with creative retelling, bringing prison records to full and chilling life." - The New StatesmanCambridge University is renowned worldwide for its academic prowess, but below the surface lurks a murky past. During... -
Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World by Rob Sheffield 9780062207661
RRP: £16.99£10.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062207661Author Rob SheffieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory 9780008601706
RRP: £25.00£17.43Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Nine, The: How a Band of Daring Resistance Women Escaped from Nazi Germany - The Powerful True Story by Gwen Strauss
RRP: £9.99£7.05'A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival.' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of AuschwitzThe thrilling story of how nine young women, captured by the Nazis for being part of the Resistance, launched a... -
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
RRP: £10.99£7.99THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Gripping' NEW YORK TIMES'At last, the Ripper's victims get a voice... An eloquent, stirring challenge to reject the prevailing Ripper myth' MAIL ON SUNDAY____________Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine... -
Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World by Emma Southon
RRP: £16.95£11.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643136103Author Emma SouthonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm *... -
Becoming: The No. 1 International Bestseller by Michelle Obama
RRP: £12.99£9.19An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir; 17 million copies sold worldwideTHE NO. 1 BESTSELLER - AND THE BOOK WE'LL BE GIFTING TO EVERY FAMILY MEMBER AND FRIEND THIS CHRISTMAS!Now in paperback featuring a new introduction by Michelle Obama, a letter... -
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWII's Most Dangerous Spy by Sonia Purnell
RRP: £12.99£8.70'A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER' BEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR II An astounding story of heroism, spycraft, resistance and personal triumph over shocking adversity. 'A rousing tale of derring-do' THE TIMES ... -
The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave by Mary Prince
RRP: £8.99£6.65The History of Mary Prince (1831) was the first narrative of a black woman to be published in Britain. It describes Prince's sufferings as a slave in Bermuda, Turks Island and Antigua, and her eventual arrival in London with her brutal owner Mr Wood in... -
Women, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis
RRP: £9.99£7.32Ranging from the age of slavery to contemporary injustices, this groundbreaking history of race, gender and class inequality by the radical political activist Angela Davis offers an alternative view of female struggles for liberation.Tracing the... -
Who Cooked the Last Supper?: The Women's History of the World by Rosalind Miles 9780609806951
RRP: £13.16£12.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780609806951Author Rosalind MilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Three Rivers PressWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Femina: The instant Sunday Times bestseller – A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It by Janina Ramirez
RRP: £12.99£9.34THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE'Revelatory' GUARDIAN'A firecracker somehow captured between two covers' LUCY WORSLEYAn instant bestseller and one of the most celebrated history books of the year, Femina reveals... -
Women Holding Things by Maira Kalman
RRP: £25.00£17.88From the critically acclaimed artist, designer, and author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty and My Favorite Things comes a wondrous collection of words and paintings that is a moving meditation on the beauty and complexity of women's... -
Becoming by Michelle Obama
RRP: £25.00£18.30An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir; 17 million copies sold worldwideTHE NO. 1 BESTSELLERNow in paperback featuring a new introduction by Michelle Obama, a letter from the author to her younger self, and a book club guide with 20 discussion... -
In Defence of Witches: Why women are still on trial by Mona Chollet
RRP: £10.99£7.73'Intriguing' - Sunday Times'A rousing read' - Irish Times'A bright light of Francophone feminism' - New York TimesRenowned journalist Mona Chollet recasts the witch as a powerful role model: an emblem of strength, free to exist beyond the narrow limits... -
Toxic by Sarah Ditum 9780349727134
RRP: £22.00£13.10'Brilliant . . . really made me realise how no one has pulled back and given an overall story to the last 20 years . . . It's clever because it makes me think about now' ADAM CURTIS, FILMMAKERBritney, Paris, Lindsay, Aaliyah, Janet, Amy, Kim, Chyna, Jen... -
The Duchess: The Untold Story - the explosive biography, as seen in the Daily Mail by Penny Junor
RRP: £9.99£6.84THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A gripping story of human frailty, love, loss, sadness, and tragedy' Daily Mail She is the most public and least understood woman in Britain. Diana called her a Rottweiler... -
The Mitford Girls: The Biography of an Extraordinary Family by Mary S. Lovell 9780349115054
RRP: £14.99£10.05'A sensational saga' Mail on Sunday'A cracking read' Lynn Barber, Observer'Engrossing from beginning to end' Vogue'Fascinating, the way all great family stories are fascinating' New York Times Book ReviewEven if the six daughters, born between 1904 and... -
My Dear Kabul: A year in the life of an Afghan women's writing group Untold Narratives CIC 9781399727983
RRP: £20.00£13.35'A hugely important book... I want everyone to read it, share it, discuss it, support it' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'A unique chronicle of the everyday and the earth shattering' LYSE DOUCET'Tender, devastating narratives from some of the bravest women of our... -
Daisy's War: A compelling wartime saga of love and friendship by Rowena Summers 9781804365441
RRP: £8.99£6.06With hope dwindling, can she find her way again?The three Caldwell sisters have split up. Imogen has joined the war effort, Elsie has married, and Daisy is living away from home and missing her sisters.Although busy making new friends and dancing with... -
Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage by Rachel E. Gross 9781324050537
RRP: £13.99£11.79A camera obscura reflects the world back but dimmer and inverted. Similarly, science has long viewed woman through a warped lens, one focused narrowly on her capacity for reproduction. As a result, there exists a vast knowledge gap when it comes to what... -
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne
RRP: £18.99£10.95'Captures both Barbara and her writing so miraculously' JILLY COOPER Picked as a Book to Look Forward to in 2021 by the Guardian, The Times and the Observer A Radio 4 Book of the Week, April...