The Book of Revelations

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 don’t 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 Nicolson’s book has a depth charge and a sense of the now that is so timely and important – JEANETTE WINTERSON
This is a truly exquisite tapestry of stories expertly woven with such care, kindness and compassion. I was devastated by it and uplifted by it in equal measure. An homage not just to women but to anyone who has ever felt the weight of keeping a secret that needs to be shared. Beautiful – DENISE GOUGH
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 *

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
• Frostquake: The frozen winter of 1962 and how Britain emerged a different country

She is also the author of the 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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