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Normal Women

Nine Hundred Years of Making History
BookHardcover
EUR39,00

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"A history of England from the Norman Conquest through the twentieth century, told through the stories of ordinary women"--
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-06-330432-1
Product TypeBook
BindingHardcover
FormatSewn
PublisherHarperCollins
Publishing date27/02/2024
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 159 mm, Height 246 mm, Thickness 2 mm
Weight778 g
Article no.27737867
CatalogsLibri
Data source no.A47058998
Product groupBU949
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Philippa Gregory is an established writer and broadcaster for radio and television. One of the most successful historical novelists writing today, she is the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool. Gregory holds a Ph.D. in 18th-century literature from the University of Edinburgh. She lives in the north of England with her family. Visit her at www.philippagregory.com.

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