Woman's Lore : 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi by Sarah CleggShortlisted for the HWA Non Fiction Crown Award 2023The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women and then won back again. 'Remarkable work Extraordinary, meticulous detail' Literary Review'Deftly fuses scholarly rigour, control of literary and archaeological sources' BBC History MagazineCreatures like Lilith, the seductive first wife of Adam, and mermaids, who lured sailors to their death, are familiar figures in the genre of