{"product_id":"last-words-uncommon-women-celia-hayley-9781474607643","title":"Last Word's Uncommon Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Word \u003c\/i\u003eis the popular BBC Radio 4 series broadcast weekly, featuring the lives of several famous people who have recently died. More than standard obituaries, the lives are summarised with narration and include interviews with some of those who knew them. The programme was first broadcast in 2006 and this compelling anthology commemorates the remarkable and revealing lives of 80 women who were illuminating, inspiring or moving. Their names may not always be well known, but their lives made an impact on the world, and they broke new ground in many different ways. The book includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLt Islam Bibi\u003c\/b\u003e - Helmand's top female police officer, shot dead by the Taliban\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaty Revuelta Clews\u003c\/b\u003e - Fidel Castro's mistress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaomi Sims\u003c\/b\u003e - first Black supermodel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSylvia Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e - The 'mother of hip-hop' who was the founder\/CEO of Sugar Hill records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosalia Mera\u003c\/b\u003e - Zara founder, the world's richest self-made woman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarie Colvin\u003c\/b\u003e - celebrated war reporter killed in Homs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClare Hollingworth\u003c\/b\u003e - first war correspondent to report the outbreak of the Second World War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEileen Nearne -\u003c\/b\u003e wartime spy who was captured and tortured by the Gestapo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalome Karwah\u003c\/b\u003e - Ebola survivor who went back to Liberia to nurse other sufferers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJo Cox\u003c\/b\u003e - MP murdered in her own Yorkshire constituency\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJill Saward\u003c\/b\u003e - rape survivor and campaigner for victims of sexual abuse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScharlette Holdman\u003c\/b\u003e - 'The Angel of Death Row' who fought against the death penalty in the US\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeanne Cordova\u003c\/b\u003e - former nun who became a lesbian rights activist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancis Kelsey\u003c\/b\u003e - pharmacologist who prevented the licence of Thalidomide in the US\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Rule\u003c\/b\u003e - archaeologist who raised the \u003ci\u003eMary Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCountess of Arran -\u003c\/b\u003e powerboat racer, 'the fastest granny on water'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Celia Hayley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474607640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474607643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e George Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicholson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Celia Hayley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071484227839,"sku":"9781474607643","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cdd7e49a-bcb6-486f-be15-85b0af79f29a.jpg?v=1685436370","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/last-words-uncommon-women-celia-hayley-9781474607643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}