Collins Big Cat - Normal Women and Money: Band 18/Pearl
Paperback
Why, in the past, did men earn the most money and get the best jobs?
Is it because women naturally stupid and weak? Of course not!
This story starts nearly one thousand years ago, when William the Conqueror invaded England and ensured that women, who had worked side-by-side with men were squeezed off the land and out of money. Women were banned from guilds, underpaid and undervalued. But still they got promotions, started businesses and made money. This book is about all of these women.
Adapted from her best-selling, critically acclaimed series Normal Women, join multi-award-winning author Philippa Gregory as she explores the inspiring history of women’s work and wealth – women who found ways around the laws, who took opportunities and who never gave up demanding equal pay and fair treatment in the workplace.
Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
Pages 78 and 79 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
RRP: £8.25
Imprint
Collins
ISBN
978-0-00-862176-6
Publication Date
22-05-2026
Format
Paperback
Pages
80 pages
Dimensions
148x210mm
Product Description
Why, in the past, did men earn the most money and get the best jobs?
Is it because women naturally stupid and weak? Of course not!
This story starts nearly one thousand years ago, when William the Conqueror invaded England and ensured that women, who had worked side-by-side with men were squeezed off the land and out of money. Women were banned from guilds, underpaid and undervalued. But still they got promotions, started businesses and made money. This book is about all of these women.
Adapted from her best-selling, critically acclaimed series Normal Women, join multi-award-winning author Philippa Gregory as she explores the inspiring history of women’s work and wealth – women who found ways around the laws, who took opportunities and who never gave up demanding equal pay and fair treatment in the workplace.
Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
Pages 78 and 79 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
Author
Philippa Gregory, Illustrated by Monica Auriemma, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat
Philippa Gregoryis a historian and novelist renowned for combining rich research with powerful storytelling. Through her writing, she reveals the women history tried to forget – and whose stories are more relevant today than ever. Her novels have sold millions of copies and been adapted for stage, television and film.
In 2023 she published her critically acclaimed non-fiction bookNormal Women,a new social history of women in England for 900 years. It has also been adapted as a podcast, teen edition and three editions for the Collins Big Cat primary reading series.
Philippa was awarded a CBE for services to literature and charity in 2021.
philippagregory.com
Imprint
Collins
ISBN
978-0-00-862176-6
Publication Date
22-05-2026
Format
Paperback
Pages
80 pages
Dimensions
148x210mm
Product Description
Why, in the past, did men earn the most money and get the best jobs?
Is it because women naturally stupid and weak? Of course not!
This story starts nearly one thousand years ago, when William the Conqueror invaded England and ensured that women, who had worked side-by-side with men were squeezed off the land and out of money. Women were banned from guilds, underpaid and undervalued. But still they got promotions, started businesses and made money. This book is about all of these women.
Adapted from her best-selling, critically acclaimed series Normal Women, join multi-award-winning author Philippa Gregory as she explores the inspiring history of women’s work and wealth – women who found ways around the laws, who took opportunities and who never gave up demanding equal pay and fair treatment in the workplace.
Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
Pages 78 and 79 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
Author
Philippa Gregory, Illustrated by Monica Auriemma, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat
Philippa Gregoryis a historian and novelist renowned for combining rich research with powerful storytelling. Through her writing, she reveals the women history tried to forget – and whose stories are more relevant today than ever. Her novels have sold millions of copies and been adapted for stage, television and film.
In 2023 she published her critically acclaimed non-fiction bookNormal Women,a new social history of women in England for 900 years. It has also been adapted as a podcast, teen edition and three editions for the Collins Big Cat primary reading series.
Philippa was awarded a CBE for services to literature and charity in 2021.
philippagregory.com