Heather Richardson Livres

A provocative and propulsive look at American history, and the myth that the Civil War's new birth of freedom ended oligarchy. It just moved westward.

Set in late seventeenth-century Edinburgh, this narrative explores the intertwined themes of sex, drugs, and blasphemy within a repressive society. It delves into the human spirit's relentless curiosity, highlighting the risks associated with seeking knowledge and truth. The story reflects on the silences that can exist even among intimate relationships, resonating with contemporary issues of repression and the quest for understanding in a world that often stifles expression.

Heather Richardson's astonishing fragmentary celebration of her aunt, Kathleen Hutchinson, whose life was cut tragically short aged just 14. A Dress For Kathleen is a labour of love from niece to the aunt she never met. Every sentence sparkles.

In Democracy Awakening, American historian Heather Cox Richardson examines how, over the decades, an elite minority have made war on American ideals. By weaponising language and promoting false history, they are leading Americans into authoritarianism and creating a disaffected population. Many books tell us what has happened over the last five years. In Democracy Awakening, Richardson wrangles America's meandering and confusing news feed into a coherent story to explain how America got to this perilous point, what we should pay attention to, and what the future of democracy holds.