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PUBLISHER: Sandstone Press

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781912240661

RRP: £9.99

PAGES: 352

PUBLICATION DATE:
June 13, 2019

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The Burning Glass: The Life of Naomi Mitchison

Jenni Calder

‘It is always a bore being ahead of one’s time.’

Naomi Mitchison was a novelist, socialist, feminist and tireless campaigner for sexual freedom. She lived through the entire twentieth century and wrote more than seventy books. Her political activism took her from the Soviet Union to her adopted Botswana as a champion of liberty and equality. The Burning Glass draws a fascinating portrait of a truly inspiring life.

Jenni Calder

Jenni Calder is the author of many books, including biographies of Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson and George Orwell. She lives in Edinburgh. Formerly head of National Museums of Scotland Publishing, she has lectured in Europe and the United States.

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