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Secret Voices: A Year of Women’s Diaries
Secret Voices: A Year of Women’s Diaries
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A captivating collection of daily extracts from women's diaries, revealing how their experiences have changed over four centuries, from Lady Anne Clifford in the 17th century to Loran Hurnscot in the 20th century. The book is organized around the calendar year, featuring well-known and less familiar diarists, including Virginia Woolf, Oprah Winfrey, and Emilie Davis.
Format: Hardback
Length: 528 pages
Publication date: 29 February 2024
Publisher: Batsford Ltd
Totally captivating, Alice Loxton's "The Daily Telegraph" offers an intriguing and highly snackable guide to women's experiences. Independent praises it as a modern classic, while Alison Weir describes it as a book that one returns to again and again. Tracy Borman calls it a captivating collection of daily extracts from women's diaries, spanning four centuries to explore how women's lives have evolved concerning men, children, sex, shopping, work, and the natural world.
Organized around the calendar year, this engaging anthology features a diverse range of historical figures, including Lady Anne Clifford in the seventeenth century, Loran Hurnscot in the twentieth century, Joan Wyndham and Anne Frank, and Anne Lister (TV's "Gentleman Jack") in eighteenth-century Yorkshire. Each day offers several selections, from January 1st to December 31st, providing a fascinating record of how women thought, felt, and reacted to historical events.
From Virginia Woolf relishing her new haircut to Oprah Winfrey meditating on her career, and Emilie Davis chronicling the death of Abraham Lincoln, to Ma Yan yearning for education in poverty-stricken China, Secret Voices encompasses a rich mix of well-known and less familiar diarists. The voices echoing down the centuries often sound eerily familiar in today's world.
This captivating book offers a unique perspective on women's experiences, shedding light on the changes and continuities over centuries. It serves as a testament to the power of storytelling and the enduring relevance of women's voices in shaping our understanding of history.
Weight: 1244g
Dimension: 240 x 160 x 47 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781849948159
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