Our Moon MD26 but Mantel the quill-sharp critic

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He makes the compelling case that these goddess figures found in the European imagination did not descend from the pre-Christian ancient world

scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question

and interviews with participants

Our Moon MD26 but Mantel the quill-sharp criticLonglisted for the National Book Award 2024 'Passionate and absorbing' SUNDAY TIMES 'I learned more about the Moon by reading this book than after a lifetime of study' CHRIS HADFIELD, author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth 'Superb: as much a feat of imagination as it is a work of globe trotting scholarship' TELEGRAPH 'Boyle's writing shines, shifting through time and space, science and sentiment; a luminous read' REBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author