This transatlantic celebration of sisterhood is a most gripping and fascinating tale, both scholarly and a page turner

A rollicking good read, told with verve and compassion

Fluent and lively... the lives and times of the Caton sisters make not simply a very good story but one with louder resonances in the social and political history of the period

Outstanding

Vividly paints a fascinating picture of a transatlantic world where rich women could achieve extraordinary social power by sticking with their sisters and being shrewd with their money

Superbly researched

Splendid...she illustrates the propulsions of social history - from the Canadian fur trade to the battle of Waterloo and growth of the railways... Jehanne Wake has uncovered, and animated, a whole new world

A fascinating exploration of the attitude to money shown by two different cultures', 'In a market currently dominated by "bodice biographies", it is a rare pleasure to find a biography about the bodices who once dominated the market

A whirlwind of colourful social history and rich characters

A beguiling account of high society told with authority and style

As good as the author's previous biography of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter and that is saying a great deal

The sisters' story emerges from their letters, spiced in Jehanne Wake's entertaining narrative with aristocratic gossip and succinct accounts of (such) half-forgotten history

Wake has crafted an entertaining story, based on research of several letters from the period, about the sisters, their loves, lives and ambitions...as a historical account it comes recommended

Thorpe's superb biography leaves no primary source untapped, and bountiful anecdotes make this account of a truly three-dimensional character a joy to read.

Bringing together 35 years of research this biography of Harold Macmillan looks at both his personal and political achievements, conflicts, and events that defined his time. From Eton to prime minister, this is a compelling read.

He is an Aston Martin DB6 kind of writer, who is very English, very stately

Scholarly, and thoroughly researched, Supermac should nevertheless appeal to the general reader through the accessibility of its proce and the assistance offered by placing events in historical context... Humane, benevolent, and considerable; much like its subject

The best biography of a post-war British Prime Minister yet written.

A unique and astonishing social history book which is revolutionary in its concept, informative and entertaining