The Unwomanly Face of War

Synopsis

'a must read' - margaret atwood'it would be hard to find a book that feels more important or original' - viv groskop, observerextraordinary stories from soviet women who fought in the second world war - from the winner of the nobel prize in literature"why, having stood up for and held their own place in a once absolutely male world, have women not stood up for their history? Their words and feelings? A whole world is hidden from us. Their war remains unknown. I want to write the history of that war. A women's history.