Lucy Inglis

“Shaped by meticulous research, Inglis writes with clarity, pace and a sharp eye for surprising details.” - Alice Loxton, author of Eighteen and Uproar “Deeply researched, smart, poignant, and witty.” - Karen Bloom Gevirtz, author of The Apothecary's Wife Women have been fighting for control over their bodies for thousands of years. From Neolithic hunter-gatherers to the reversal of Roe...

Fate sets two English girls — Hope and Emily — on parallel journeys more than a hundred years apart. While on holiday in Montana, Hope meets local boy Cal Crow, a ranch-hand. Caught in a freak accident, the two of them take shelter in a mountain cabin where Hope makes a strange discovery. More than a hundred years earlier, another...

‘illuminating’ TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT‘fascinating’ THE SPECTATOR‘compelling’ THE INDEPENDENT Women have been fighting for control over their bodies for thousands of years. From Neolithic hunter-gatherers to the reversal of Roe v. Wade, this is their story. Acclaimed cultural historian Lucy Inglis takes the reader on an epic journey through the stories of women over hundreds of thousands of years. From ancient...