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Book SynopsisThe vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Hicks shows us this world and the miracle of the tapestry's making: the stitches, dyes and strange details in the margins.
Trade ReviewHick's enchantment with the tapestry is compelling, and her style confident and writerly -- Kate Colquhoun * Daily Telegraph *
Hicks tells her fascinating tale with the deftest of touches -- Helen Castor * Guardian *
I was bowled over... it is a book full of page-turning vignettes -- Simon Young * Sunday Telegraph *
A fittingly meticulous tribute to the world's fiddliest masterpiece -- Ned Denny * Daily Mail *
Well written, well documented, quite often serious but not too grave, allergic to over -imaginative fantasy but not immune to romantic pull of those colourful worsted threads on plain linen. Carola Hicks's book weaves its own spell -- Peter Mandler * Times Literary Supplement *
