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Book SynopsisJuliet 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.
Trade ReviewShocking and brave... Nicolson's anger, tenderness and insight have resulted in an exceptionally moving book -- Miranda Seymour * Daily Telegraph *
I couldn't put it down... Enthralling, touching and beautifully written -- Joanna Lumley
Original and illuminating…
A House Full of Daughters gallops through seven generations with confidence and ease: it is funny in parts, painful in others but always honest. -- Andrea Wulf * Guardian *
Tense, highly personal and beautifully written... A powerful and moving family portrait -- Christena Appleyard * Literary Review *
Candid, poignant, well-written and wonderfully life-affirming -- Sebastian Shakespeare * Tatler *
