She-Merchants, Buccaneers and Gentlewomen
British Women in India
(Sprache: Englisch)
'Absolutely brilliant . . . remarkable women, until now almost unknown. I was so gripped I couldn't put it down' - Antonia Fraser
'Thrilling tales...There have been other studies of the British memsahibs but none so focused on the adventurous and...
'Thrilling tales...There have been other studies of the British memsahibs but none so focused on the adventurous and...
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'Absolutely brilliant . . . remarkable women, until now almost unknown. I was so gripped I couldn't put it down' - Antonia Fraser'Thrilling tales...There have been other studies of the British memsahibs but none so focused on the adventurous and unconventional, and none more conscientiously researched, historically sound and compellingly written. An excellent book' - John Keay, Evening Standard
'Successfully challenges the stereotype of the snobbish, matron-like memsahib by deploying a riveting gallery of powerful and often eccentric women ranging from stowaways and runaways through courtesans and society beauties to Generals' feisty wives and Viceroys' waspish sisters...full of surprises and new material'
- William Dalrymple
'Fascinating and informative' - Virginia Nicholson, Sunday Times
'Colourful, witty and elegantly written new perspective' -Daily Mail
'Rich in detail and full of astonishing stories' Country Life
'Deftly negotiates the shifting politics of time and place . . . Hickman has a novelist's touch' - Jane Robinson Times Literary Supplement
Autoren-Porträt von Katie Hickman
Katie Hickman is the author of eight books, including two bestselling works of non-fiction, Daughters of Britannia - in the Sunday Times bestseller lists for ten months and a twenty part series for BBC Radio 4 - and Courtesans. She has also written a trilogy of historical novels - The Aviary Gate, The Pindar Diamond and The House of Bishopgate - which have been translated into twenty languages. Her other books include two highly acclaimed travel books, including Travels with a Mexican Circus which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award.Born into a diplomatic family, she had a peripatetic childhood, growing up in Spain, Ireland, Singapore and South America; she has two children and lives in London.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Katie Hickman
- 400 Seiten, Maße: 12,5 x 19,4 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN-10: 0349008272
- ISBN-13: 9780349008271
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.02.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
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