âAn accomplished and intensely evocative memoir ⌠A journey of courage and determination ⌠⌠will become in time an integral part of our understanding of postwar Britainâ Daniel Kynaston, Books of the Year,Joining the DotsObserver
How has Britain changed â politically, economically, socially and culturally â in the postwar era? Both lyrical and personal, social historian Juliet Gardinerâs memoir is the accessible and empowering living history of a mid-twentieth-century woman who grew into a world so different from the one she was born into. The book is also a wider study of class, sexual choice, motherhood and marriage, feminism, family planning and professional ambition. An essential read for anyone interested in gender equality and modern history.Joining the Dots