{"product_id":"legenda-by-janina-ramirez-9780753560433","title":"Legenda","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been misrepresented and co-opted over centuries for political, nation-building ends. By bestselling historian and author of \u003cem\u003eFemina\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr Janina Ramirez.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eFemina\u003c\/em\u003e, a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been exploited for political, nation-building ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Joan of Arc to Lady Godiva, Isabella of Castile to Catherine of Siena, famous medieval women have become national icons, their legends burnished and celebrated. But over the centuries their lives have been exploited, their stories twisted and weaponised. Searching for the real women behind the legends, bestselling historian Janina Ramirez reveals how history is often hijacked to serve the ideological and political agendas of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eLegenda\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Fearless, stunning and shockingly relevant'\u003c\/em\u003e Alice Roberts, author of \u003cem\u003eDomination\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A history like no other. Fabulous, invigorating and beguiling'\u003c\/em\u003e Kate Mosse, author of \u003cem\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Sensational! Janina Ramirez is writing women back into history one by one'\u003c\/em\u003e Lauren Laverne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A brilliant concept, conveyed with that dynamo mix: academic authority and storytelling pizzazz!'\u003c\/em\u003e Alice Loxton, author of \u003cem\u003eEighteen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242808881388,"sku":"9780753560433","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780753560433-legenda-1.jpg?v=1787976774","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/legenda-by-janina-ramirez-9780753560433","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}