I actually found the content of this rather thin, and often repetitive. The author seems to have based it on only a few, fairly well-known secondary sources (such as the Pastons, Margery Kempe). It does syntheisise those quite well under various themes e.g. rural women, urban women, religious women, but it obviously is lacking in detail.

However the writing style is easily digested for an 'academic' work and each chapter has a useful summary, which makes it a useful introduction to the facets of women's lives which were covered. ( )