Twenty-Five Women Who Shaped the Ottoman Empire is a tale of how women’s triumphs as well as their failures shaped a global society—not despite, but because of, gender.
The Ottoman Empire was among the longest-lived polities in history, stretching between the thirteenth and twentieth centuries...
‘An important and deeply moving book’ Telegraph
‘This gripping, inflaming book, itself an act of fury, shows how revenge can transmute into politics or be crushed by it’ Larissa MacFarquhar
Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, killed a man she said raped her in her own home...
A NEW YORKER AND NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Sophisticated, rich and skilful . . . highlights the extraordinary place these women carved out for themselves against the odds' New Statesman
'Remarkable . . . The Bluestockings bust out of the pages with unmistakable glee . . . their...