![]() ![]() intellectually wide-ranging and searching when it comes to issues of discrimination. * Oldie * Harvey is eloquent on the cultural expectations that surround redheads * TLS * A light touch and a lively style. * Irish Examiner * She is as comfortable with the science as she is with cultural history.Colliss Harvey is especially informative on red hair in painting. * Country Life * Red: A Natural History of the Redhead examines the history of red hair through the ages, as well as focusing on modern-day attitudes to people with red hair. ![]() With an obsessive fascination that is as contagious as it is compelling, Jacky Colliss Harvey explores red hair in the ancient world, the prejudice manifested against redheads across medieval Europe, and red hair during the Renaissance as both an indicator of. * Guardian * Jacky Colliss Harvey sets out to discover everything - what it takes to make a redhead, where in the world they come from and why they exist at all. A New York Times bestseller, Red is the first book to explore the history of red hair and red-headedness throughout the world. * Vogue US * Red is an important, fascinating read for redheads - and others - everywhere. Emma Jane Unsworth * Big Issue * A fascinating new book. It is also the perfect gift idea for any redheads in your life (you're welcome). Red is an engaging read, playful and smart, packed with facts but never boggy with them. ![]() * Telegraph * A feisty study of red hair through the ages. * Independent * bright and breezy cultural history. ![]() She writes eloquently, sometimes humorously, often rousingly. * Daily Mail * Colliss Harvey is an engaging narrator. Authoritative and beautifully illustrated, Red is a captivating read, whatever your natural hair colour. ![]()
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