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Jane Goodall recommended Through A Window in Books (curated)

 
Through A Window
Through A Window
Jane Goodall | 2020 | Natural World, Science & Mathematics
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"Through a Window – the sequel to In the Shadow of Man – was written in Bournemouth, in my little attic room at the top of the house. One thing I remember vividly – I was using a laptop by this time. I had just finished the chapter on mothers and infants – all those so loved chimpanzees such as Flo, Olly, Melissa, Passion and so on. I was preparing to go and join my family who were sitting on the lawn on a beautiful summer evening. And I pressed the delete button by mistake! And I could not retrieve it. I felt like bursting into tears, or shouting and screaming. But I had spent the last few hours in a very good place. The ideas and words had come together. So I took a deep breath and started the chapter again. I spent two more hours writing really fast. Completed the whole chapter – and I think it was even better than before!"

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Chloe (778 KP) rated The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper in Books

Mar 15, 2021  
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
Hallie Rubenhold | 2019 | Crime, History & Politics
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8.8 (4 Ratings)
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Historical
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Rewriting history
A friend recommended this and when I finally ordered it I was quite apprehensive. The genre is not my usual bag and I often struggle taking in lots of historical information.

However, the writing flows very well and feels not too dissimilar to a story. I like that there are references in the book with small links to them so you know it is truthful. So much work has gone into this and you know that Hallie Rubenhold really has a passion for this subject.

The stories are so sad, I think the author does a good job of remaining objective other than the last chapter. It really brings out the victims stories and changes the narrative of the story behind them.

At points there are a lot of characters and names to keep hold off. Sometimes the new characters are just introduced and I was left thinking "who" until a few pages later.