European Life

How Victorian male doctors used false science to argue that women were unfit for anything but motherhoodand the brilliant doctor who defied them. After Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from medical school, more women demanded a chance to study medicine. Barred entrance to...

From the author of New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick Lucky—a “fiercely visceral and exquisitely written” (People) story of rock ‘n’ roll and star-crossed love—comes a captivating novel about grunge-era musician Jane Pyre’s journey to unravel the secrets behind...

What is 'Central Europe'? Where do its borders lie? Does it even exist? Attempts to define it usually yield more questions than answers. But perhaps the wrong questions are being asked. Luka Ivan Jukic disentangles the enigma of Central Europe through its birth, death, and rebirth. Today, Poland...

The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa—one of the most renowned women rulers in history—and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France. Out of the thrilling and tempestuous eighteenth century comes the sweeping family saga of...