A revelatory, personal exploration of insomnia and the night which shows how women throughout history have found inspiration, creativity and freedom in darkness.
Annabel Abbs Book order
Annabel Abbs is an English writer and novelist whose work often delves into the complexities of female characters and their inner lives. She explores themes of identity, art, and the search for one's place in the world. Abbs's writing is characterized by its lyrical prose and keen psychological insight, offering readers a profound look into the hearts and minds of her subjects. Her distinctive voice brings historical and personal narratives to life with compelling depth.
- 2024
- 2021
Eliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of the world's most successful cookery writers. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and inspiring. With recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food explores the enduring struggle for female freedom, the creativity and quiet joy of cooking and the poetry of food.
- 2021
A feminist exploration of the power of walking in nature, following in the footsteps of Gwen John, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frieda Lawrence, Clara Vyvyan, Simone de Beauvoir and Nan Shepherd.
- 2018
The Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month. The moving story of Frieda von Richthofen, a German aristocrat whose affair with the penniless, ambitious English writer, D. H. Lawrence, shocked society and inspired his classic novel Lady Chatterley's Lover
- 2016
The Joyce Girl
- 362 pages
- 13 hours of reading
A mesmerising tale of love and madness inspired by the tragic life of Lucia Joyce, daughter of James Joyce. Inspired by a true story, 'The Joyce Girl' is a compelling and moving account of thwarted ambition and the destructive love of a father.