![]() ![]() Hild is a world built fiber by fiber from the ground up, immersive as a river in rain. Nicola Griffith's Hild flies in the face of that narrative the way a hawk might fly through a spider-web. ![]() "Women were oppressed," the old chestnut goes, and consequently unimportant in the grand scheme of things except inasmuch as they birthed heirs or sealed national alliances in marriage, so it's no surprise that today's writers find little of interest in their day to day doings, right? Of course there may be the odd exception - an Eleanor of Aquitaine here, an Elizabeth Tudor there - but by and large this is accepted as a truism, an unfortunate element of an unenlightened past and an excuse. I am used to conversations about women in historical fiction - or, even more bafflingly, in historical fantasy - consisting of apologia for there being so few of them. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Hild Author Nicola Griffith ![]()
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