Women of Note - Buckman, M J
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Helena is a middle-aged, unfulfilled library assistant. She's single, lives in a grotty studio flat, and is in constant pain. She wishes her boss would just let her disappear between the pages in the library's History section. But then history comes to her. Cynthia, an elderly library user, shares a selection of fascinating letters collected by her historian daughter. Women whom history has largely forgotten step off the page as Helena is transported into the lives of pharaohs and queens, artists and radicals. Cynthia encourages her to compile the letters into a book. Helena refuses, weighed…mehr

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Helena is a middle-aged, unfulfilled library assistant. She's single, lives in a grotty studio flat, and is in constant pain. She wishes her boss would just let her disappear between the pages in the library's History section. But then history comes to her. Cynthia, an elderly library user, shares a selection of fascinating letters collected by her historian daughter. Women whom history has largely forgotten step off the page as Helena is transported into the lives of pharaohs and queens, artists and radicals. Cynthia encourages her to compile the letters into a book. Helena refuses, weighed down with self-doubt. But the more letters she reads, the more she views life and relationships differently. These letters from the past have become entwined with her own future. Can she find the confidence to write the book, and will giving these women a voice finally allow her to find her own? This historical fiction spans thousands of years and reveals snapshots of women throughout history in a series of imagined letters written by real historical figures. Become immersed in the letters as Helena discovers them in this unique and refreshing look at the changing roles women have played, and reflect on how relevant many of their experiences still are today.
Autorenporträt
Born in the 1960s, MJ grew up in a mediocre town and lived a mediocre life, desperate to be liked and yet often feeling an outsider. Moving to London to study speech therapy in the 1980s, she became immersed in gay culture which was thriving at the time, and learnt about difference and tolerance, but also about pain and injustice.MJ stayed in London to pursue a career as a therapist, and then as a manager for disabled children's services. From there, she moved into community development and project management. She wrote professionally throughout her working life, and had a few articles published. At the same time, she brought up two sons with her first husband.MJ spent much of her adult life creating and hiding behind a mask, presenting to the world a confident person, while inside she was often struggling. In her fifties, she finally came clean about who she is, warts and all, accepting that she has mental health issues. Her books delve into the lives of people who are or have historically been exploited, and explore themes she feels are important and relevant to this day: accepting ourselves, accepting each other, and celebrating difference. Now retired, she lives on the beautiful south coast of England with her very patient husband, and enjoys a quiet life with their cool as anything cat and their anxious as anything little dog.