Fenwomen by Mary Chamberlain
A 50th anniversary edition of the first book ever published by Virago, and a feminist Akenfield by Ronald Blythe - a fascinating snapshot of a vanished England, told through the voices of the women in an isolated village in the Cambridgeshire Fens.
Mary Chamberlain is a novelist and historian of Britain and the Caribbean. She is the author of the international best seller, The Dressmaker of Dachau, first published in 2015 by The Borough Press in 2016. It sold to 19 countries, and was a best seller in many of them. Her historical works include Fenwomen: A portrait of women in an English Village'which was the first book to be published by Virago Press in 1975, and was the basis for Caryl Churchill's award-winning play, Fen. She is emeritus professor of Caribbean history at Oxford Brookes University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349020419 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349020418 |
| Title | Fenwomen |
| Author | Mary Chamberlain |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2025-09-11 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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