Books by Angharad Hampshire
“It’s a very interesting book. The woman at the centre of it, Hermine Braunsteiner, was a real person. She was a concentration camp guard, known for being extremely vicious.What makes this book so challenging is that you can’t quite dismiss these people. You want to say, well, she was evil and he was delusional. But you’re taken into their world. Hermine is extradited to Germany and stands trial. At the trial, she says: I’m being held scapegoat for a whole system. So many were involved, I took orders, I did what I was told, so why I am the one paying the price?” Read more...
Historical Novels About Women Written Out of History
Alice Jolly, Novelist
Interviews where books by Angharad Hampshire were recommended
Historical Novels About Women Written Out of History, recommended by Alice Jolly
Historical fiction can be both a valid and a valuable mode of examining unrecorded or forgotten figures in history, argues the award-winning novelist Alice Jolly. That is especially the case for women’s history, which is so often thinly documented. Here she highlights five immersive novels that foreground female stories.
The Best Historical Fiction of 2025, recommended by Katharine Grant
Every year, the judges of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction highlight the very best new books published in that genre over the past twelve months. In 2025, the six book shortlist features historical novels set as widely apart as ancient Sicily, 16th-century England, and 20th century Holland. Here, judge Katharine Grant talks us through their selection.
