Life Lessons From Historical Women
Stories of bravery, wit, and rebellion for modern times
$55.88
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2024
Summary
‘Eleanor is annoyingly clever & maddeningly funny as this book proves. She may have to be destroyed.’ - Dawn French
Take a tour of the past and uncover stories of the women whose lives and achievements have shaped our modern world. In Life Lessons from Historical Women, Eleanor Morton celebrates the ordinary women whose decisions and accomplishments in their everyday lives resonate with us today.
Taking inspiration from the thriving self-help genre, Morton reasons…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804192276 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1804192279 |
| Author: | Eleanor Morton |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | RADAR |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 138mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
Eleanor is annoyingly clever & maddeningly funny as this book proves. She may have to be destroyed. – Dawn French
Eleanor knows loads about history, and she’s really funny, so I consider her an existential threat to my career. I will not rest until this fantastic book is banned! – Greg Jenner, public historian, host & creator of You’re Dead To Me
‘Eleanor’s writing is as amusing as it is informative, like a funny squirrel that teaches you about institutional sexism.’ – Alasdair Beckett King
‘For a stupid-head like me this is PERFECT. It’s so accessible, you can dip in and out and it’ll give you lots of great stuff you can say to friends and pass off as knowledge you picked up in the way a smart person would.’
– Sooz Kempner‘A wickedly funny and informative whistle-stop tour of women’s history.’ – Michael Fry
‘Morton uses humour to offset her indignation at the way women have been treated in history.’ * Scotsman *
‘Packing the book with humour.’ – The Sunday Post
About The Author
Eleanor Morton
Eleanor Morton is a Scottish stand-up, writer and actor who started performing stand-up when she was 18 years old. Her 2023 Fringe show, Eleanor Morton Has Peaked, enjoyed a sell-out run, and she wrote and recorded a show for BBC R4, ‘The Rest of Us’, with Welsh comic Esyllt Sears and Northern Irish comic Mary Flanigan, about overlooked figures in UK history. She is perhaps best known for her online videos and characters, including the dour Scottish tour guide ‘Craig’. She is currently based in Edinburgh and LIFE LESSONS FROM HISTORICAL WOMEN is Morton’s first book.
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