Description
A reissue of Rachel Holmes's classic biography of Sarah Baartman. 'A significant and timely book ... Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story' Frances Wilson, Literary Review
About the Author
Rachel Holmes is the author of Eleanor Marx: A Life, The Secret Life of Dr James Barry and The Hottentot Venus: The Life and Death of Saartjie Baartman. She is co-editor of Fifty Shades of Feminism and I Call Myself A Feminist. She lives in London.
Reviews
Holmes' biography of this unhappy woman is gripping and meticulously researched * Spectator *
Impeccable ... In telling her extraordinary story, Holmes's fascinating book illuminates the forces which dominated her age, and resound in our own * Sunday Telegraph *
A significant and timely book ... Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story * Literary Review *
Musters as much factual information as possible, telling her tale with care and respect * Independent *
Book Information
ISBN 9781408899113
Author Rachel Holmes
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 224g