A review by questingnotcoasting
Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

This took me months to read but it was worth it. It's a chronological look at the history of women in England from 1066 to 1994, which is such an impressive undertaking but naturally makes for a very long book. The start was slow going because I'm not that interested in the 1300-1400s and once I got to the 1700s I found myself reading much faster. I still skimmed some sections which I found quite dry but there was also so much in here which I found fascinating. Gregory's writing style often included acerbic asides which I also enjoyed and made it much more engaging. 
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