Night has long been perceived as Man-Land – a place for men to adventure, misbehave and experience extreme creativity. Darkness does not hold space for women… or so we’ve been told.
In Women Write the Night, Annabel Abbs reveals that women have always lived a rich and vital life after the sun goes down. From Enheduanna (2286 BCE), the world’s first writer, to the eighteenth-century astronomer, Caroline Herschel, night has long empowered women with space to work, allowing both insight and inspiration. For others, the quiet and stillness offers moments of calm and clarity, much-needed respite from their daily labours. But the night is not just a serene cerebral space, Abbs also shares enticing tales of the pleasures of all-night parties, dancing the night away and the thrill of seeking new intimacies.
With writing from remarkable women, Hildegard von Bingen and Aysheh Samarqandi in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, through to Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, Audre Lourde, as well as original pieces from contemporary writers, Noreen Masud, Jini Reddy and Emily Midorikawa, Women Write the Night illustrates that far from sleeping soundly in their own beds, for millennia women have been wide awake at night – working, walking, studying, creating, star-gazing – embracing their complex and nuanced nocturnal selves.
Women Write the Night
Annabel Abbs
Signed Hardback Bundle£35.002 PledgesFirst edition hardback signed by Annabel, the ebook and the name of your choice printed in the subscribers’ list at the back of the book.
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Witching Hour Bundle£100.000 PledgesA virtual guide to the witching hour: how to make your 3 a.m.s creative, imaginative and productive, accompanied by a specially created night candle. Plus our specially designed nocturne-inspired notebook, the first edition hardback signed by Annabel, the ebook and the name of your choice printed in the subscribers’ list at the back of the book.
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Notebook Bundle£58.500 PledgesA nocturne-inspired notebook for those middle-of-the-night journaling/sketching sessions. Featuring original line drawings as in the book, this notebook includes writing prompts and inspirational advice to help you explore your most creative self. Plus the first edition hardback signed by Annabel, the ebook and the name of your choice printed in the subscribers’ list at the back of the book.
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Patron Bundle£250.000 PledgesThe name of your choice in the front of the book, the signed hardback and an ebook.
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Super Patron Bundle£500.000 PledgesThe name of your choice printed in the front of the book, two signed hardbacks with the witching hour bundle – featuring all of the goodies available for this title: a virtual witching hour guide, a night candle, our specially designed nocturne-inspired notebook and the ebook.
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Ebook Download£10.000 PledgesThe ebook and the name of your choice printed in the subscribers’ list at the back of the book.
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Hardback Bundle£25.002 PledgesFirst edition hardback, the ebook and the name of your choice printed in the subscribers’ list at the back of the book.
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Night has long been perceived as Man-Land – a place for men to adventure, misbehave and experience extreme creativity. Darkness does not hold space for women… or so we’ve been told.
In Women Write the Night, Annabel Abbs reveals that women have always lived a rich and vital life after the sun goes down. From Enheduanna (2286 BCE), the world’s first writer, to the eighteenth-century astronomer, Caroline Herschel, night has long empowered women with space to work, allowing both insight and inspiration. For others, the quiet and stillness offers moments of calm and clarity, much-needed respite from their daily labours. But the night is not just a serene cerebral space, Abbs also shares enticing tales of the pleasures of all-night parties, dancing the night away and the thrill of seeking new intimacies.
With writing from remarkable women, Hildegard von Bingen and Aysheh Samarqandi in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, through to Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, Audre Lourde, as well as original pieces from contemporary writers, Noreen Masud, Jini Reddy and Emily Midorikawa, Women Write the Night illustrates that far from sleeping soundly in their own beds, for millennia women have been wide awake at night – working, walking, studying, creating, star-gazing – embracing their complex and nuanced nocturnal selves.
