{"product_id":"mothers-of-the-mind-the-remarkable-women-who-shaped-virginia-woolf-agatha-christie-and-sylvia-plath-9781803998350","title":"Mothers of the Mind: The Remarkable Women Who Shaped Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie and Sylvia Plath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The relationship between my grandmother and her mother was very important and indeed crucial to her childhood and the very early days of her writing ... So, to have more insight into this particular aspect of my grandmother's early life is very valuable.' --Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie's grandson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie and Sylvia Plath are three of our most famous authors. For the first time this book tells in full the story of the remarkable mothers who shaped them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Julia Stephen, Clara Miller and Aurelia Plath were fascinating women in their own rights, and their relationships with their daughters were exceptional; they profoundly influenced the writers' lives, literature and attitude to feminism. Too often in the past Virginia, Agatha and Sylvia have been defined by their lovers-\u003ci\u003eMothers of the Mind \u003c\/i\u003eredresses the balance by charting the complex, often contradictory, bond between mother and daughter. Drawing on previously unpublished sources from archives around the world and accounts from family and friends of the women, this book offers a new perspective on these iconic authors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Trethewey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803998350","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44365820559497,"sku":"9781803998350","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_211d8b6d-ee90-4e94-8019-e06e05be85da.jpg?v=1751346426","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/mothers-of-the-mind-the-remarkable-women-who-shaped-virginia-woolf-agatha-christie-and-sylvia-plath-9781803998350","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}