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Leading Ladies

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A female perspective on gender, femininity, and sexuality.
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    859 AD. Lord and guardian of the estuary, Radmer Of Donmouth, is sent on a royal mission to Rome, leaving his vulnerable daughter Elfrun to hold the fort, as predators start to circle.
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    Liz Lyon has a glamorous job on the nation’s favourite television show, but as a working single-mum, life is forever a balancing act. Until something happens at the station that tips the scales, leading her to wonder: who can she trust?
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    From the fruits of his incest, to his friend Shelley’s wife, this ‘anti-biography’ tells the story of nine women, and the Romantic poet who mistreated them, Lord Byron.
    internationaladded a book to the bookshelfLeading Ladies4 years ago
    Ten interconnected and experimental stories set across the globe and exploring the experiences of young Asian American women.
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    After her mother passes away, Else is forced to return home to the Scottish island where she suffered torment seven years ago. And her old tormentor has a gift for her…
    internationaladded a book to the bookshelfLeading Ladies4 years ago
    Railroad heiress, global traveller and bohemian sensualist, Aimee Crocker lived life her way, escaping headhunters in Borneo, poisoning in Hong Kong and knife-throwing servants in Shanghai. Through lavish parties, five husbands and multiple lovers — this is her story.
    internationaladded a book to the bookshelfLeading Ladies4 years ago
    Fifteen stories exploring the lives of women unified by a desire to seek liberation from domestic societal expectation. From a girl born with feathers seeking her absent mother to a woman psychologically trapped in a car — welcome to this animal wife.
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    Three women from three different backgrounds come together in this daring tale of family, imbalance and vengeance.
    internationaladded a book to the bookshelfLeading Ladies5 years ago
    In this thoroughly researched and evocative narrative, Ann Baer paints a compelling living portrait of a year in the life of Marion — a medieval carpenter’s wife.

    From the gruelling daily grind and fight for survival. to battles with unpredictable weather and the Lord of the Manor, immerse yourself in a lost world at the heart of a tightly knit community without soap, paper, glass and with the most basic of tools.
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    Banished after birthing a boy out of wedlock, bereft and broken-hearted Netta finds solace in the quiet pleasure of sewing. Dressmaking repairs Netta’s self-respect but can it restitch the frayed fabric of her mother-child bond?
    internationaladded a book to the bookshelfLeading Ladies6 years ago
    She wasn't just a weather woman — she could actually affect changes in atmospheric pressure.
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    One woman's account of her extraordinary escape from an abusive marriage to a successful creative entrepreneur.
    internationaladded a book to the bookshelfLeading Ladies7 years ago
    The long awaited sequel to Fay Weldon's 1983 classic.
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    Did you know that one of 18th century Britain's greatest astronomers began her life as a domestic servant?
    internationaladded a book to the bookshelfLeading Ladies7 years ago
    An uplifting and empowering story of female bonding, technology, and coming of age.
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