16th August, 2023 in Biography & Memoir, Women in History
For an author, writing a biography is rather like a love affair; there is a brief encounter, a rapport and then over the next few years you develop an intimate relationship with your subject. My latest book Mothers of the Mind about the remarkable women who shaped Virginia Woolf,…
1st November, 2018 in Military, Women in History
The Red Cross Pearl Appeal came to completion at the same time as the Armistice in 1918. The auction of the 41 necklaces made of donated pearls at Christie’s was one of the first post-war acts of remembrance. Although there was great relief that the fighting was over there were m…