![]() In Women & Power: A Manifesto, Mary Beard points out the simple yet devastating fact that “when it comes to silencing women, Western culture has had thousands of years of practice.” 1 Historical fiction has a strong tradition of attempting to redress this balance, imagining moments in history not as academic history has traditionally done (and sadly, often still does)-primarily through the lens of “dead white men”, kings and battles-but also via the lives and interests of the women who also experienced those far-off times. Voicing Silent Stories: Elodie Harper’s The House with the Golden Door ![]()
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