ARGONAUT BOOKS

An elegantly told, intricately researched reclamation of women's own experiences of their bodily lives. Tender, revelatory, and endlessly compelling, this book is a profoundly important work of historical recoveryElinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell WomenA work of remarkable archival scholarship, and a radical recovery of the history of female embodiment. As I read, the closeness of these pre-modern women was uncanny and revelatory: their voices rang in my ears, and in their words I encountered things I had felt and experienced. Extraordinary!Harriet Baker, author of Rural HoursA magnificent work...Read More