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Whether you read \u003ci\u003eThe Ruin of All Witches \u003c\/i\u003efor a startling insight into another age, or see its portrait of mob hysteria and witch-hunts as darkly analogous to our own uneasy times, this is one of those rare history books that stays with you and haunts you long after you have turned the last page. Superb. -- Christopher Hart * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe genius of Gaskill's book lies in his meticulous piecing together of daily life in New England ...  Gaskill tells this deeply tragic story with immense empathy and compassion, as well as historical depth. A compelling study that offers a chilling insight into human nature in an age of superstition. -- PD Smith * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eBreathtaking ... a great story, exquisitely told. I had to reread certain sentences aloud, just to savour their insight and cadence ... This book is history at its illuminative best. -- Gerard DeGroot * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe narrative is as compelling as a campfire story ... This is deeply atmospheric writing, carefully sourced ... As with the best history, the lessons of Springfield's past may serve to inform the citizens of a still-divided and conflicted nation. -- Erica Wagner * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eEvocative right from the start, the reader is drawn in and excited in both body and mind ... It's a feast ... a valuable gift to every reader of history. -- Marion Gibson * BBC History Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eA portrait of a community during one of the first Puritan witch panics in the New World - and a timeless study of how paranoia, superstition and social unrest fuel fantasies ... Mr Gaskill's immersive approach brings the fate of his subjects movingly to life. * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003eSimply one of the best history books I have ever read ... His deeply imaginative, empathetic and yet empirical exploration of a past moment of crisis is history at its finest. -- Suzannah Lipscomb * BBC History *\u003cbr\u003eA rich and beautifully written microhistory ... a work of remarkable historical reconstruction. -- Edward Vallance * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eMalcolm Gaskill shows us with filmic vividness the daily life of the riven, marginal community of Springfield, where settlers from a far country dwell on the edge of the unknown. The clarity of his thought and his writing, his insight, and the immediacy of the telling, combine to make this the best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place, and the result is thought-provoking and absorbing. -- Hilary Mantel\u003cbr\u003eA surefooted and gripping narrative ... Gaskill's Springfield joins Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's Montaillou, Tony Wrigley's Colyton and other places of little intrinsic importance which for one reason or another have been immortalised by modern historiography...  There is currently no memorial for Hugh and Mary Parsons in Springfield like those which have been erected in other places where witches were hunted. Perhaps they will get one now. -- Keith Thomas * London Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eReads with the fluency of a novel ... Crucially, Gaskill writes to make us see the world as those early Puritans saw it; how their own psychological fears, of financial ruin, of neighbours, of Native Americans and the hostile elements, could seed the first accusations of witchcraft. -- Samira Ahmend * The New Humanist *\u003cbr\u003eAn impressively researched account, bringing to life the fears and preoccupations of obscure and humble people, and setting them in the context of their time and place. -- Richard Francis * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003ePowerfully evocative, a grimly compelling morality tale with more than one unexpected twist ... an outstanding achievement, haunting, revelatory and superbly written - a strong contender for the best history book of 2021. -- Andrew Lynch * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eA pulsating history of sorcery and superstition ... an academic feat but reads like a Stephen King thriller - and it's just right for our conspiracy-laden times. -- Robert Epstein * The i *\u003cbr\u003eA riveting micro-history, brilliantly set within the broader social and cultural history of witchcraft. Drawing on previously neglected source material, this book is elegantly written and full of intelligent analysis. * Wolfson History Prize 2022 *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47832687935831,"sku":"9780141991481","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141991481.jpg?v=1710336766"},{"product_id":"the-transgender-issue-9780141991801","title":"The Transgender Issue","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Few books are as urgent as Shon Faye''s debut ... Faye has hope for the future - and maybe so should we'' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Unsparing, important and weighty ... a vitally needed antidote'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A moving and impressively comprehensive overview of trans life'' \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war ''issue''. Despite making up less than one per cent of the country''s population, they are the subjects of a toxic and increasingly polarized ''debate'' which generates reliable controversy for newspapers and talk shows. This media frenzy conceals a simple fact: that we are having the wrong conversation, a conversation in which trans people themselves are reduced to a talking point and denied a meaningful voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this powerful new book, Shon Faye reclaims the idea of the ''transgender issue'' to uncover the reality of what it means to be trans in a transphobic society. In doing so, she provides a compelling, wide-ranging analysis of trans lives from youth to old age, exploring work, family, housing, healthcare, the prison system and trans participation in the LGBTQ+ and feminist communities, in contemporary Britain and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Transgender Issue\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work that signals the beginning of a new, healthier conversation about trans life. It is a manifesto for change, and a call for justice and solidarity between all marginalized people and minorities. Trans liberation, as Faye sees it, goes to the root of what our society is and what it could be; it offers the possibility of a more just, free and joyful world for all of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Fundamentally not a culture-war book. It operates outside the narrow coverage of trans people in the mainstream, and lays bare the inarguable facts'' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Monumental and utterly convincing - crystal clear in its understanding of how the world should be'' Judith Butler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew books are as urgent as Shon Faye's debut ... The analysis is \u003cb\u003ethorough and heartbreaking \u003c\/b\u003e... it's a highly fact-based book backed up with statistics and case studies, but she manages to write it in a hugely emotive and powerful way ... \u003cb\u003eFaye has hope for the future - and maybe so should we. \u003c\/b\u003e -- Prudence Wade * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaye puts forward a powerful case not of what separates us but what brings us together.\u003c\/b\u003e Above all, her book is a cry for compassion for an embattled community and a plea to be treated with dignity and fairness. It is, surely, the very least anyone can do.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Fiona Sturges * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eI am profoundly grateful that [this book] exists ... A book such as this one, in which a trans person has the opportunity to speak clearly and compellingly on their own terms, is \u003cb\u003ea vitally needed antidote\u003c\/b\u003e ... One book cannot, of course, outweigh such a continual outpouring of animosity. Nevertheless, as drops in the bucket go, this book is an \u003cb\u003eimportant and weighty \u003c\/b\u003eone. -- Felix Moore * The Observer *\u003cbr\u003eEnter Shon Faye. The journalist and former lawyer might have gathered a following on Twitter for her wry humor, but her first book offers a \u003cb\u003ecold, hard, and, most importantly, convincing \u003c\/b\u003elook into the facts surrounding trans rights both past and present, as well as \u003cb\u003ea moving and impressively comprehensive overview of trans life \u003c\/b\u003ein Britain today. Leavened by Faye's \u003cb\u003esharp, sparkling writing style\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003ci\u003eThe Transgender Issue\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital resource for readers outside of the U.K. to understand just what is happening there in terms of trans rights - and how to bring about a long-overdue change to the conversation. * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003eA detailed overview of the systemic violence and discrimination trans people face in Britain today ... [Faye is] sanguine, relaxed, and funny while eloquently delivering complex philosophical arguments which, as she explains them, \u003cb\u003esound so obvious that you wonder why you've never thought of them before\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003ci\u003eThe Transgender Issue\u003c\/i\u003e is fundamentally not a culture-war book. It operates outside the narrow coverage of trans people in the mainstream, and \u003cb\u003elays bare the inarguable facts of being trans\u003c\/b\u003e: that's it's rare, that it's misunderstood, that society makes it dangerous. -- Sarah Manavis * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA welcome contribution to the trans debate\u003c\/b\u003e ... Faye has written \u003cb\u003ea clear and concise analysis\u003c\/b\u003e of the presenting issues for trans people today. -- Stella O'Malley * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eFaye's language is precise and the arguments well evidenced. This will be a challenging book for those lulled by the nonsense that sometimes passes for journalism about trans lives ... I don't recall a work like Shon Faye's that \u003cb\u003etakes the status quo by the lapels and gives it such a shaking.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Christine Burns * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eDraws on wide-ranging research to make her arguments ... \u003cb\u003eFaye is highly intelligent and writes with compassion and clarity \u003c\/b\u003eabout marginalised groups that suffer a lot. -- Christina Patterson * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSets the record straight on a lot of subjects, many of which are hard to misrepresent with the facts in front of you ... Once picked up, the book was \u003cb\u003ehard to set down\u003c\/b\u003e ... The book isn't just about highlighting problems - \u003cb\u003ethere are plenty of solutions offered\u003c\/b\u003e, many of them radical.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Lee Hurley * Vice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Transgender Issue\u003c\/i\u003e, argues this [feminist] inheritance with energy and clarity ... Faye writes well. -- Mary Harrington * UnHerd *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncisive and illuminating\u003c\/b\u003e in addressing myriad aspects of trans life in the UK, without ever being dogmatic. -- Robin Craig * Huck *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn important work of non-fiction that should change the tired conversation we've been having about trans people.\u003c\/b\u003e Not only that, it's a book for anyone who cares about building a fairer and more just society. -- Vic Parsons * Refinery29 *\u003cbr\u003eA passionately reasoned defence ... \u003cb\u003eIf you know what you think about all this, she - Faye - might move you to think again.\u003c\/b\u003e -- James McConnachie * The Times Books of the Year 2021 *\u003cbr\u003eShon Faye has written a book that \u003cb\u003emodels clarity in its writing and its moral vision\u003c\/b\u003e.  Focused on the UK, this book will doubtless have a strong and lasting impact in the world. One learns here how to distinguish between arguments that merit a response and those which should be refused because they are either cruel or stupid. \u003cb\u003eThis is a monumental work and utterly convincing - crystal clear in its understanding of how the world should be.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Judith Butler, Professor, University of California Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Transgender Issue\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ean urgent interrogation \u003c\/b\u003eof the manufactured moral panic which scapegoats and marginalises trans people. \u003cb\u003eWith precision, wit, and clarity\u003c\/b\u003e, Shon Faye exposes how cultural and institutional discrimination against transgender people makes all of us less free. \u003cb\u003eIf you're sick of seeing people's humanity reduced to cannon fodder for the culture war, read this book.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ash Sarkar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book feels like a moment.\u003c\/b\u003e In clear and eloquent writing, Shon Faye expands the discussion around trans history and experience, the huge impact on BAME trans people, and how economic and political inequalities intersect with trans experience. \u003cb\u003eIt's heartfelt but analytical, in-depth and utterly humane\u003c\/b\u003e. Faye, with calm intelligence, unpacks so many of the problematic ways trans people are marginalised and discriminated against, with so many acts of violence perpetrated on trans bodies. \u003cb\u003eI learned a lot from this book\u003c\/b\u003e and it adds hugely to a wider conversation around inclusion of and support for our trans sisters and brothers. \u003cb\u003eA landmark piece of work.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sinéad Gleeson\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eclear, intelligent, experience-based\u003c\/b\u003e explanation of why the scapegoating of trans people must stop, while enthusiastically encouraging more trans people to join feminist, anti-racist movements for economic and social change. -- Sarah Schulman\u003cbr\u003eThere is a full-blown moral panic under way in Britain about trans people, and \u003ci\u003eThe Transgender Issue\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethe wake-up call we need. It is an inspiring call for coalition\u003c\/b\u003e, across the divides of class, race, sexual identity and gender. Shon Faye shows with courage and clarity that the struggle of trans people is the struggle of us all. \u003cb\u003eThis book is a game-changer.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Owen Jones\u003cbr\u003eFrom the very first words of \u003ci\u003eThe Transgender Issue\u003c\/i\u003e, it is clear the reader is in the hands of someone with absolute clarity about the world we live in, and the one we deserve. ... Refusing to water down the radicalism and urgency of her demands, Shon's argument for justice is both \u003cb\u003ea heartfelt outcry against injustice, and an utterly convincing vision for change\u003c\/b\u003e rooted in analysis and research. -- Florence Welch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWriting with astonishing patience, clarity, and ethical force, Shon Faye has gifted us an essential primer for our times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Transgender Issue\u003c\/i\u003e calls us into a much-needed solidarity, and makes the project of constructing and inhabiting a more free and just world for everyone feel \u003cb\u003eurgent, possible, and exhilarating.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Maggie Nelson, author of ON FREEDOM\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003cb\u003eclarity, precision and great humanity\u003c\/b\u003e, Faye definitively draws to a close the harmful debate on trans lives, supporting her findings with iron-clad evidence. \u003cb\u003eTruly the final word on the matter\u003c\/b\u003e, this is a book for anyone who wants our society to be a kinder, fairer, more inclusive one. -- Juno Dawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith extraordinary clarity and intellectual vigour\u003c\/b\u003e, Shon Faye cuts through the concern-trolling, the sly bigotry, and the unserious moral panics that so often characterise the discourse surrounding transgender lives. 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Share it. Support her work.\u003c\/b\u003e She is a fearless leader in this conversation. -- Jameela Jamil\u003cbr\u003eEveryone should read this. -- Little Mix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI recommend everyone reads \u003ci\u003eThe Transgender Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, which is a great starting point to learn about what it's like to be a trans person in Britain at the moment. 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