Utterly engrossing and timely... told with immense empathy, intelligence and compassion... an important work of social history and as gripping as a beach read. I cannot recommend it highly enough -- INDIA KNIGHT * Sunday Times * A book about the stories we dont tell, written with such truth-telling compulsion and compassionate honesty... 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 was changed by the experience of reading it -- CLOVER STROUD I gobbled this book up. It's a gem, packed with nuggets I wanted to share. Nicolson is brilliant at contextualising personal stories in the bigger historical picture. All the women we meet are heroines, and their honesty is inspiring -- HELENA BONHAM-CARTER A time-travelling investigation... Juliet Nicolsons book has a depth charge and a sense of the now that is so timely and important -- JEANETTE WINTERSON I loved this book. The combination of personal, social and historical is fascinating, and beautifully done. The range and quality of its psychological insights make it truly valuable -- JULIA SAMUEL, author of Every Family Has a Story A fascinating hybrid of memoir and social history... transforms the highly personal into something universal -- India Block * London Standard * An intriguing book with an unusual narrative * iNews * Bold, brave and brilliant -- JUSTINE PICARDIE, author of Miss Dior One of my favorite recent books -- WILLIAM NORWICH A gripping exploration of the secrets women keep. Raw, revealing and deeply human, The Book of Revelations is a bold ode to womanhood, love, and freedom -- MIREILLE HARPER, author of Timelines from Black History An amazing achievement - teeming with life, vivid history rolling alongside personal stories.... A precious testament to sisterhood and trust -- HANNAH DAWSON, author of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing Juliet Nicolson is a hugely gifted social historian, one who never fails to startle a gripped reader into a new understanding -- MIRANDA SEYMOUR, author of I Used to Live Here Once I read this straight through with the excitement of reading a detective story... I cannot recommend it too highly -- ANTONIA FRASER, author of Marie Antoinette: The Journey 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 A truly fascinating read * Kent Life, *Books of the Year* *
