The Book of Revelations by Juliet Nicolson

The Book of Revelations by Juliet Nicolson

'I cannot recommend it highly enough' INDIA KNIGHT * 'I was riveted by every single page' ELIZABETH DAY * 'Dazzling and surprising' CLOVER STROUD * 'I loved this book' JULIA SAMUEL

**AN iNEWS BOOK OF THE YEAR**

A beautifully written blend of memoir, first-person stories and social history that uncovers the most enigmatic yet revealing aspect of human behaviour: secrecy

Research says the average person is keeping thirteen secrets at any one time, five of which they’ve never shared with a soul. Secrets can thrill, but they are just as likely to torment; and the deepest ones echo far down the generations. They are private, but they also tell us a great deal about our world.

The Book of Revelations explores the changing nature of the secrets held by three generations of women. It unlocks a period of significant transformation, from the restrictions just after the Second World War, through the emancipation of the 1960s and 1970s, to the opportunities and dangers women meet online today.

As we travel through time, we encounter deeply moving first-person stories, rich social history and Juliet Nicolson’s own experiences of secrecy. We witness long-buried family secrets shared at last, their keepers set free. Finally, we are forced to wonder whether, after a steady upwards curve, women are once again in danger of being curtailed by censure, caution and fear. But could learning from the secrets of the past help protect our future?

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

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.

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ISBN 13	9781784745318
ISBN 10	1784745316
Title	The Book of Revelations
Author	Juliet Nicolson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2025-10-02
Number of pages	368
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