History of the Child by Penelope Shuttle LemnSissay  The Anatomical Venus imagines

 The Anatomical Venus imagines the lives of women sketched in asylum notes and pictures others shut inside cabinets of curiosity

‘For what is time

unseen creatures pass through a garden at dusk

This new pocketbook selection of 100 essential poems from the trilogy is a Staying Alive travel companion

Adília Lopes

History of the Child by Penelope Shuttle LemnSissay  The Anatomical Venus imaginesPenelope Shuttle's History of the Child is a highly evocative exploration of childhood, memory, and imagination, blending personal and historical perspectives. The book's themes include parenting, grief, nature, emotional recovery and connections to the past, guided by the idea of childhood as a transformative and rebellious space. The first of the book's four sections features poems about Katherine of Aragon, the Vestal Virgins, Stanley Spencer and