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  • Whores, Harlots & Wanton Women

    The Story of Illicit Sex

    by Petrina Brown ...
    What did women who were attracted to other women do before our open, accepting and politically correct age? Did our ancestors ever indulge in 'illicit' sex? Or did their God-fearing mindset cause them to suppress their less-than-acceptable desires? And just how did prostitutes of the past pleasure their clients? Whores, Harlots & Wanton Women traces each step in the history of illicit and taboo ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Eve

    by Petrina Brown ...
    In "Eve", Petrina Brown explores the influence of religion and folklore on sex and childbirth and their impact on women. A natural storyteller, she has researched customs and ceremonies from around the world, revealing extraordinary advice that has been followed for fertility, contraception and abortion. In the final chapter she relates celebrities experiences of childbirth, both mothers and ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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  • The Widow Vanishes: A Hot Historical Regency Romance Novella

    Series Book 0.5 - Heart of Enquiry
    From USA Today Bestseller Grace Callaway comes a steamy Regency romance novella about a runaway beauty, a protective Scot, and a reckless night of passion that changes everything."The depth of the characters was wonderful, and I was immediately cheering for both of them.” -Buried Under RomanceFleeing the criminal who owns her late husband’s debts, Annabel Foster wants only to disappear. Instead, ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women

    A "wickedly entertaining, informative and thought-provoking" look at romance, courtship, and other intimacies behind closed Medieval doors (Dr. Markus Kerr, PhD, MDR).Were medieval women slaves to their husband's desires, jealously secured in a chastity belt in his absence? Was sex a duty or could it be a pleasure? Did a woman have a say about her own female sexuality, body, and who did or didn't ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Childbirth Without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth

    In an age where birth has often been overtaken by obstetrics, Dr Dick-Read's philosophy is still as fresh and relevant as it was when he originally wrote this book. He unpicks every possible root cause of western woman's fear and anxiety in pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding and does so with overwhelming heart and empathy. Essential reading for all parents-to-be, childbirth educators, ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Maids, Wives, Widows

    Exploring Early Modern Women's Lives, 1540–1740

    by Sara Read ...
    A broad-ranging exploration of the everyday lives of women—from social calls to medical needs—during one of English history's most fascinating periods.Maids, wives, and widows were the official classifications of women according to English law in the early modern era, immediately following the medieval period. In this fascinating study of the time, historian Sara Read shows "how varied, rich, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sex and Sexuality in Tudor England

    by Carol McGrath ...
    From the acclaimed author of the Rose Trilogy, "a terrific, informative read for the armchair historian. A fascinating read, packed with juicy details" (Elizabeth Chadwick, New York Times–bestselling author).The Tudor period has long gripped our imaginations. Because we have consumed so many costume dramas on TV and film, read so many histories, factual or romanticized, we think we know how this ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Birth

    The Surprising History of How We Are Born

    by Tina Cassidy ...
    A journalist " explores the way childbirth has changed, from pre-history to the present" in this "fascinating, funny and occasionally shocking" historical survey ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).From midwives to the epidural and beyond, mother and former Boston Globe editor Tina Cassidy presents an intelligent, enlightening, and impeccably researched cultural history of how we handle the process ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Death, Disease & Dissection

    The Life of a Surgeon-Apothecary 1750–1850

    by Suzie Grogan ...
    " A deep dive into the education and lives of a medical professional's life over the span of 100 years . . . A good addition to any medical historian's library " ( The Lazy Historian).Imagine performing surgery on a patient without anesthetic or administering medicine that could kill or cure. Welcome to the world of the surgeon-apothecary.During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, significant ... Read more

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  • Through the Darkness

    Glimpses into the History of Western Medicine

    The fascinating history of medicine in Europe is filled with curious, often bizarre, strange, and gruesome cures, enthusiastically espoused by physicians and other medical practitioners of the times. Repulsive and disgusting examples of ‘medications’ often dominated treatment directives and many proposed cures were all but useless, highly dangerous and even lethal.This book explores compelling, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • In Bed with the Tudors

    The Sex Lives of a Dynasty from Elizabeth of York to Elizabeth I

    by Amy Licence ...
    Series series In Bed with the ...
    Learn what went on behind closed doors in the Tudor court. Illegitimate children, adulterous queens, impotent kings, and a whole dynasty resting on their shoulders. Sex and childbirth were quite literally a matter of life or death for the Tudors - Elizabeth of York died in childbirth, two of Henry VIII's queens were beheaded for infidelity, and Elizabeth I's elective virginity signalled the demise ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD