{"product_id":"femina-9780753558263","title":"Femina","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Janina Ramirez\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, an Oxford lecturer, BBC broadcaster and  researcher. She is Director of Studies for History of Art at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, and Visiting Professor in Medieval Studies at the University of Lincoln. She has published widely on medieval history, art and literature, has written both fiction and non-fiction for adults and younger readers, and has taught and researched across a broad chronological sweep, covering everything from the sculptures of antiquity to post-modern architecture. She has also written and presented documentaries across the world for over 15 years. She is Lifelong President of Gloucester History Festival, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Royal Society of Arts, Universities of York and Gloucestershire and City Lit. Her book \u003ci\u003eFemina \u003c\/i\u003ewas an instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevelatory... Ramirez shows again and again that dark age Europe was a far more various place than we like to believe * Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eFemina\u003c\/i\u003e's greatest strengths is that it is not just a collection of medieval heroines, although there are inspirational stories aplenty in its pages, but also a readable and wide-ranging account of the Middle Ages - with the women put back in - that forces us to look at familiar stories in new ways * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eIt's about time these stories had a wider audience. They've been waiting long enough. * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003ePassionate, provocative and brilliant, this book is a firecracker somehow captured between two covers * Lucy Worsley, bestselling author of Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written, wonderfully free-ranging and gloriously original, Femina makes us look into the mists of history in new, exciting and provocative ways. A joyous read * Peter Frankopan, bestselling author of The Silk Roads *","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738441265495,"sku":"9780753558263","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780753558263.jpg?v=1720048446","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/femina-9780753558263","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}