Reay Tannahill





Reay Tannahill

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born
December 09, 1929 in Glasgow, The United Kingdom

died
November 02, 2007

gender
female

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Reay Tannahill (1929- November 2, 2007) was a Scottish historian and novelist, best known perhaps for two non-fiction bestsellers: Food in History and Sex in History.


Average rating: 3.77 · 1,106 ratings · 144 reviews · 17 distinct works
Sex in History
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 1980 — 7 editions
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Food in History
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 303 ratings9 editions
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Fatal Majesty: A Novel of M...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 129 ratings7 editions
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The Seventh Son
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 118 ratings4 editions
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The World, the Flesh and th...
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions
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A Dark and Distant Shore
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 42 ratings5 editions
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Flesh and Blood: A History ...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions
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Having the Builders in (Dam...
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 24 ratings3 editions
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In Still and Stormy Waters
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions
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Return of the Stranger
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions
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“the purpose of so much of her life, she had won she had won. Smiling, she closed her eyes and drifted towards death.”
Reay Tannahill

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