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Juliet Nicolson is the bestselling author of three works of social history, The Perfect Summer- Dancing into Shadow in 1911; The Great Silence- 1918-1920 Living in the Shadow of the Great War; and Frostquake- The frozen winter of 1962 and how Britain emerged a different country; as well as a family memoir, A House Full of Daughters. She is a mother and a grandmother and lives with her husband in East Sussex.
A book about the stories we don’t tell, written with such truth-telling compulsion and compassionate honesty that I was riveted by every single page. Juliet Nicolson writes beautifully about the constraints, pains and joys of womanhood and her clear-sightedness when she reveals the secrets in her own life is a true act of bravery and sisterhood -- ELIZABETH DAY With incredible intimacy and deep compassion, Juliet Nicolson has woven together the stories that make our lives, but which so often remain hidden... This is a dazzling and surprising book, and I left it changed by the experience of reading it -- CLOVER STROUD Juliet Nicolson is a hugely gifted social historian, one who never fails to startle a gripped reader into a new understanding of familiar ground. Here, exploring the impact of secret-keeping on the courageous, troubled and often heroic women who trusted Juliet to tell their extraordinary stories for the first time, she has once again found a marvellous subject and made it all her own -- MIRANDA SEYMOUR An amazing achievement - teeming with life, vivid history rolling alongside personal stories. It has a thrilling energy, and the great release and relief of telling the truth and being heard. A precious testament to sisterhood and trust -- Hannah Dawson, editor of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing I am a voracious reader but Juliet Nicolson’s book is the only one that has ever kept me up until 3 in the morning. Absolutely topical. Unputdownable. An amazing book -- ANNABEL GOLDSMITH A triumph – shocking, brave, compellingly readable and of clear importance -- PHILIP NORMAN
