I am not rewriting history. I’m using the same facts, figures, events and evidence as we’ve always had access to, combined with recent advances and discoveries. The difference is that I’m shifting the focus. The frame is now on female rather than male characters. Both perform in the narratives, and we can only truly understand one in relation to the other. This book is about individuals, rich in their complexity and fascinating in their variety. It is also about societies – groups of individuals working together and against one another, alongside a backdrop of shifting politics, economics,
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