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The Century Girls
The Century Girls: The Final Word from the Women Who've Lived the Last Hundred Years of British History | Tessa Dunlop
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In 2018 Britain will celebrate the centenary ofwomen getting the vote; during the intervening ten decades the lives of women in this country have been transformed. Told in their own voices, The Century Girls celebrates seven centenarians who lived that change: what they saw, how they were treated, who they loved, what they did and where they are now. With stories that are intimately knitted into the history of these islands, The Century Girls is a time-travel adventure featuring societys oldest, most precious national treasures. In 1918 the Suffragettes famously blazed the trail for women, this book reveals what came next for girls growing up in twentieth century Great Britain, whether they resided in Scotland, England, Wales or Northern Ireland; whether they were housewives, or in the workplace; and describing their surroundings of the city, the countryside, or coming to the British Isles from the one of the Commonwealth countries. The narrative will travel through the experiences of some key figures who are now themselves well over a hundred years old. It will tell the human story of how women gradually began to build independent lives for themselves in the modern world of post-Great War Britain, by re-telling what their actual day-to-day reality was like, through the decades.
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Beautiful and completely unique book. Not at all what I was after or expected but moving and emotional. I feel like I know these women, each one remarkable in their own way. Couldn‘t recommend it enough! Review to come soon! 5/5 stars! #history #nonfiction #bookblogger #booklover #bookish #bookaddict #bibliophile #memoir #britishhistory

ZoeyPeacock Is that a chupa chups candle? 6y
Sophoclessweetheart @ZoeyPeacock Yes, it is. Strawberry 🍓 scented x 6y
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Do you ever look at your bookshelf of TBR books and think to yourself, “I am content. I have a wonderful collection here that I want to read. Nothing seems blasé or boring. I do not want anymore books, I just want to read these ones first.”? I ask because in my 25 (or rather 23) years of reading and collecting books I have never not wanted to buy more. Until now. I am finally content with what I have. How bizarre. #booklover #bookish #bookblogger

TrishB Not there yet! Always buying more. 6y
Sophoclessweetheart @TrishB 😹😹Completely understandable. I‘m not sure where my random feeling of content has come from lol x 6y
Birdsong28 I'm feeling like that at the moment as I have only bought two for myself so far this year and only a few more that I have my eye on but they are due later on in the year, even though I have been tempted by the giveaways on #readersfirst 😂 but really I just want to read what I already have. 📚📖 6y
Sophoclessweetheart @Birdsong28 I‘m glad it‘s not only me. I‘ve been tempted my ReadersFirst books too and ARCs but otherwise I‘m completely not interested in buying the books on my wish list. 😅💛 6y
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Oh my goodness. This book isn‘t quite what I was expecting but it‘s so wonderful and elicits so many emotions. These six women are actually superstars, from all walks of life and varying classes but all just as remarkable as each other. I want to invite them all over for tea and hear more stories of their lives. #booklover #bibliophile #bookish #bookblogger #history #nonfiction

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I‘ve been super busy amusing my toddler this weekend and have only managed to read the introduction to The Century Girls, but I can already see that I am going to love this book and these six remarkable women. If you have even the slightest interest in British history then please please pick up this book. #history #nonfiction #Women #Womenshistory #britishhistory #thecenturygirls #bookblogger #booklover #bibliophile #bookish

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This is my immediate TBR pile (owned books) which is slowly being added to but also slowly being gotten through. I‘ve marked off the ones I‘ve read recently or am reading now with a pink dash. I still have so many adventures to enjoy! (And a few more to arrive in the post!) See anything you‘ve read and enjoyed? #history #historicalfiction #warfiction #WWII #WWI #worldwar #toberead #currentlyreading #bookish #booklover

MrsSpencer The atomic city girls!❤️ 6y
bnp I've read & enjoyed The book thief, and The Alice network is on my list. 6y
Sophoclessweetheart @MrsSpencer Oh! I‘m looking forward to that one! X 6y
Sophoclessweetheart @bnp The Book Thief is one of my all time favourites. I can‘t wait to read it again! 6y
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Picked my next read and I am super excited! This book cover gives me all the feels. It‘s so simple and beautiful and on the back cover are the faces of the lovely elderly ladies who have been interviewed in the book. Anyone have this one on their list? #history #nonfiction #britishhistory #bookblogger #booklover #bookish

Emilymdxn This looks so moving and interesting! 6y
Sophoclessweetheart @Emilymdxn It is so much. These women remind me of my grandma. Xx 6y
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The World War era book haul I made last week has arrived and although I‘m disgusted how Amazon thinks it can send “brand new” books dirty and banged up, I am over the moon with my haul! These books have all been on my radar for a while now except The Book Thief Which is one of my favourites and I needed a new copy! See anything awesome? #history #historicalfiction #WWII #worldwar #warfiction

Insightsintobooks I loved The Book Thief, and really need to read the other ones.. 6y
Sophoclessweetheart @Insightsintobooks It‘s such a beautiful book. One of my all time favourite books. I hope the others are as amazing x 6y
Moony Oh I have some books with this topic at my shelf. But it is a difficult topic and till now I didn't find a good time... 6y
Sophoclessweetheart @Moony It‘s one of my favourite eras to read about, it can be difficult and heartbreaking but it‘s a subject I‘m passionate about as an historian. X 6y
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