If Not, Winter

Who recommended it

1. 

   Bettany Hughes English popular historian, author, and broadcaster

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2012 Five Books interview “The best books on Divine Women”.

   Listed in the source as “If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho”.

   The best books on Divine Women↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 18 Jun 2012 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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