The Menopause ManifestoMenopause is puberty in reverse a transition from one biological phase of ovarian function to another. It is no more a disease than being a man, and yet as women age the general societal view is largely negative and derogatory. Women's bodies are weaponised based on reproductive function. Girls are perceived as weak, women have toxic periods and are hormonal, loose or frigid the metric for sexual perfection ever changing. And when midlife comes and

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The life she cultivates is a long way away from the chaos of her past

They choose to breed in the depths of the worst winter on the planet

This is the question at the heart of Penny Hancock's fourth novel

knowledge and experience of this wonderful river and its wildlife

consummate foraging experts

and keeping a mug next to your kettle to work out how much water you actually need to boil each time

the complex architecture of the universe

is struggling with her demons

For both young readers and adults it continues to bring to life this young woman

The crowning achievement of an astonishing career

Borges described Kafka's characterisation in such a manner