Juliet Nicolson - The Book of Revelations: Women and Their Secrets From the 1950s to the Present Day

Date: Saturday 27 June
Time: 2.30pm-3.30pm
Tickets: 12 (10)
Juliet Nicolson The Book of Revelations: Women and Their Secrets From the 1950s to the Present Day
A beautifully written blend of memoir, first-person stories and social history that explores the changing nature of the secrets held by three generations of women.
Research says the average person is keeping thirteen secrets at any one time, five of which theyve 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 Nicolsons own experiences of secrecy.
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.In conversation with our Festival Patron, Esther Freud