{"product_id":"the-century-girls-9781471161346","title":"The Century Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tessa Dunlop...succeeds in weaving a rich tapestry of experiences.' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A warm-hearted and engaging read, \u003ci\u003eThe Century Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is replete with wonderful characters.’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delightful book... all about women and women's lives.' Jane Garvey, Radio 4 Woman's Hour\u003cbr\u003e 'It’s a brilliant book… It’s fantastic!' Chris Evans, Radio 2 Breakfast Show\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of the one-hundred years since British women got the vote, told, in their own voices, by six centenarians: Helena, Olive, Edna, Joyce, Ann and Phyllis – \u003ci\u003eThe Century Girls?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 2018, Britain celebrated the centenary of some women getting the vote\u003c\/b\u003e. The intervening ten decades have witnessed staggering change, and \u003ci\u003eThe Century Girls\u003c\/i\u003e features six women b\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tessa Dunlop made pains to select women from broad walks of life and succeeds in weaving \u003cb\u003ea rich tapestry of experiences\u003c\/b\u003e. Dunlop is playful and probing in her questioning, covering everything from sex and relationships to feminism – and it’s clear she formed a lasting friendship with each of the women they interviewed.'  * The Independent *\u003cbr\u003e'It’s a brilliant book… \u003cb\u003eIt’s fantastic\u003c\/b\u003e!'  -- Chris Evans, Radio 2 Breakfast Show\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003edelightful \u003c\/b\u003ebook... all about women and women's lives.' -- Jane Garvey, Radio 4 Woman's Hour\u003cbr\u003e'It features among others my teacher and mate, 99 year old Joyce Reynolds, going super strong and still a stern and helpful critic.' -- Mary Beard\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003edeeply personal and moving\u003c\/b\u003e account of the last 100 years of British history.’ * The Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003ewarm-hearted and engaging\u003c\/b\u003e read, \u003ci\u003eThe Century Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is replete with \u003cb\u003ewonderful characters\u003c\/b\u003e.’ * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003e'The book offers \u003cb\u003ea highly personal insight into British society over the past century\u003c\/b\u003e... The frank, probing style of Dunlop’s interview technique allows us access to a series of \u003cb\u003erevealing and enlightening \u003c\/b\u003estories which would otherwise have been lost... Dunlop manages to capture these unique personalities in her book with a touching intimacy that never strays into sentimentality.'  * The Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003e'Tessa Dunlop has found a uniquely personal touch… Dunlop has pulled off \u003cb\u003ean impressive feat of oral history\u003c\/b\u003e, weaving the women’s memories of their long lives into a coherent narrative and setting it in the context of events at the time… They recount their memories in incredible detail, creating \u003cb\u003ea moving portrait of a world that is now lost forever\u003c\/b\u003e. If you have older female relatives this book will inspire you to capture their stories.' * Who Do You Think You Are? *\u003cbr\u003e‘This year is the centenary of women getting the vote in Britain... Tessa Dunlop has had one of those ideas that belong firmly in the ‘simple-but-brilliant’ category: speaking to six women who’ve been alive for all those hundred years... The result is \u003cb\u003ea wonderful blend of British history with individual stories\u003c\/b\u003e – and for any reader under about 90, an often startling reminder of how much things have changed.’ * Reader’s Digest *\u003cbr\u003e‘What better way to mark the centenary of some British women getting the vote than to read about \u003cb\u003einspirational women\u003c\/b\u003e who witness revolutionary changes? Six centenarians reminisce on their incredible century. \u003cb\u003eA history lesson to savour\u003c\/b\u003e.’ * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003e'The book's atmosphere of intimacy, enhanced by a generous selection of \u003cb\u003eevocative \u003c\/b\u003ephotographs, is \u003cb\u003ecompelling \u003c\/b\u003eand Dunlop's attention to her subjects' day-to-day lives renders this an \u003cb\u003eabsorbing \u003c\/b\u003ealternative to grander views of recent history.' * TLS *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e... a \u003cb\u003edeeply personal\u003c\/b\u003e account of British history over the past 100 years.' * Countryside Magazine, BOOK of the MONTH *","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408687702359,"sku":"9781471161346","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781471161346.jpg?v=1730503817","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-century-girls-9781471161346","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}