"Space, Gender, and Memory in Middle English Romance" offers an in-depth analysis of the figure of Melusine in the context of medieval and contemporary theories of space, memory, and gender. The book explores the narrative of a powerful woman who exists between the worlds of human and fairy and harbors the desire for a complete human life and death. Jan Shaw establishes a "textual habitus of wonder" and illuminates the narrative in connection with various traditions of Middle High German literature, including themes such as love, marriage, and the spatial practices of women. Through the analysis of individual and collective memory as well as the legacies of inheritances, Melusine is portrayed as a complex figure that deepens the understanding of women's self-image in the Middle Ages.