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A Bookshop of One’s Own : How a Group of Women Set out to Change the World

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A Bookshop of One’s Own : How a Group of Women Set out to Change the WorldAuthor: Cholmeley, Jane London, Greater London Published on 13 February 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (Mudlark) in the United Kingdom. Paperback 384 pages 197 x 129 x 27 260g A Waterstones Best Memoir of 2024 An Independent and Stylist Best Non Fiction Book for 2024 The captivating true story of an underdog business a feminist bookshop founded in Thatchers Britain from a woman at the heart of the womens liberation movement. What was it like to

Author: Cholmeley, Jane

London, Greater London

Published on 13 February 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (Mudlark) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 384 pages
197 x 129 x 27 | 260g

A Waterstones Best Memoir of 2024

An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024

The captivating true story of an underdog business – a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher’s Britain – from a woman at the heart of the women’s liberation movement.

What was it like to start a feminist bookshop, in an industry dominated by men? How could a lesbian thrive in Thatcher’s time, with the government legislating to restrict her rights? How do you run a business when your real aim is to change the world?

Silver Moon was the dream of three women – a bookshop with the mission to promote the work of female writers and create a much-needed safe space for any woman. Founded in 1980s London against a backdrop of homophobia and misogyny, it was a testament to the power of community, growing into Europe’s biggest women’s bookshop and hosting a constellation of literary stars from Margaret Atwood and Maya Angelou to Angela Carter. While contending with day-to-day struggles common to other booksellers, plus the additional burdens of misogyny and the occasional hate crime, Jane Cholmeley and her booksellers created a thriving business. But they also played a crucial and relatively unsung part in one the biggest social movements of our time.

A Bookshop of One’s Own is a fascinating slice of social history from the heart of the women’s liberation movement, from a true feminist and lesbian icon. Written with heart and humour, it reveals the struggle and joy that comes with starting an underdog business, while being a celebration of the power women have to change the narrative when they are the ones holding the pen.

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