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WRN's Heather Binning talks with writer, activist and journalist, Joan Smith about her latest book, Unfortunately, She Was a Nymphomaniac which "reinterprets the bloody, violent story of twenty-three women closely associated with the Julio-Claudian emperors of Rome. The book pieces together the human stories, showing how they struggled for control of their lives at a time when both the law and the culture were stacked against them." 

Taking questions from an enthralled audience of WRN members, Joan shares her motivations for the book, the experiences that informed her thinking and the challenge she poses to the dominant narrative which rehabilitates the men, whilst victim-blaming the women. And of course; we find out what inspired the title. 

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