In 1525, Alicia is forced by her father into marriage with Gervase Houghton. The marriage seems doomed, for Gervase's psyche has been destroyed by his...
In a country where men dominate, this novel is first and foremost about women. As the title implies, the female body serves as the book's most important...
A British novel, which opens on the 'new dawn' of Labour's election victory in 1997, and ends five years later. Beneath the bright familiar world of Blair...