The Muses is part of a series of books by the author that focuses on different gods and goddesses from Classical Mythology, and how you can utilise them in your life. This one is about the Muses, and how you can call in creativity and inspiration through them. The twelve Muses of Ancient Greek and …
Effy longs to study literature, her love of Myrrdins work being a major part of her life, but in her world women aren't allowed to study it, so she's relegated to being the only woman on the architecture course. Her guidance counselor has sexually harassed her, and the male students constantly hit on her, so …
How good ideas get ignored in an economy built for men. The tagline above and on the cover explains the basic premise of this book. We open on the story of the wheeled suitcase. Anyone who has had to carry heavy bags or luggage will know that your fingers get cut into by the straps …
I guess the title of the book tells you it all. This book is a slim volume of broad bios of women who have done remarkable things. The women chosen for inclusion are really interesting. There's some of the ones you would expect, like Florence Nightingale or Marie Curie, but there's plenty of women from …
Continue reading Extraordinary Women In History by Leah Gail
In 1617, a freak storm blew up out of nowhere off the coast of Vardo, a small Norwegian island. At the time, all the fishermen were out on the water, and it killed all 40 of them. It meant that there were almost no men on the island at all, and the women had to …
The Hare is a character driven story about Rosie, a girl who was foisted on her grandmother after her parents death, an orphan who was well aware that she was unwanted. She manages to get a scholarship when she grows up and flees to Parsons to study art, but her low self esteem means that …
Three estranged sisters are reunited in a strange city when one of them reads out a charm found in a library book. Drawn together, they each catch a glimpse of a tower that they have only heard of in stories. A tower where three powerful witches may have escaped with the last of the worlds …
Continue reading The Once And Future Witches by Alix E Harrow
Lee is reluctant to head off to college at Smith and on arriving immediately feels like an outsider as though everyone hates her. After being date raped by another student called Tripp, she finds no one believes her and she can get no help. That is until she is accepted into a class on Gender, …
I love Dolly Parton. She's such an original and such a bright spark of honesty and kindness. She's funny, she's smart, she makes fun of herself and handles it brilliantly when others make fun of her. She never talks badly about others and has even been known to offer a helping hand to people who …
