{"product_id":"the-book-of-revelations-a-history-of-the-secrets-women-keep-and-tell-from-the-1950s-to-the-present-day-9781529967159","title":"The Book of Revelations: A History of the Secrets Women Keep and Tell from the 1950s to the Present Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBestselling social historian Juliet Nicolson looks at the lives of women from the 1950s to the present day, and what the changing nature of the secrets they have chosen and been forced to keep tells us about our world -- and what makes us tick  'Utterly engrossing and timely' INDIA KNIGHT 'A true act of bravery and sisterhood' ELIZABETH DAY  'Fascinating...truly valuable' JULIA SAMUEL 'I gobbled this book up. It's a gem' HELEN BONHAM CARTER   A fascinating blend of social history and first-person stories looking at women and their secrets - and what they tell us about our changing times  Do you want to know a secret?   The average person is keeping thirteen secrets at any one time, five of which they've never shared with a soul. A secret can thrill one person and destroy another; and the deepest ones echo far down the generations.  The Book of Revelations is a book about the secrets women keep: the ones they are forced into, the ones they hold through shame, and the ones they share. Told through a kaleidoscopic blend of first-person stories and memoir, from the 'silent generation' of women in the 1950s to the influencers of the 2020s, we witness long-buried family secrets aired at last and the repercussions which occur when women who have been forced to keep quiet find their voice. Finally, we are compelled to wonder whether women are once again in danger of being silenced by censure, caution and fear.  'A fascinating hybrid of memoir and social history... transforms the highly personal into something universal' London Standard  'A time-travelling investigation... it has a depth charge and a sense of the now that is so timely and important' Jeanette Winterson\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781529967159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 25 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x13.3(L)x2.7(W)268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 268\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eJuliet Nicolson is the author of two works of history, The Great Silence: 1918-1920 Living in the Shadow of the Great War and The Perfect Summer: Dancing into Shadow in 1911; a novel, Abdication; and a family memoir, A House Full of Daughters.   As the granddaughter of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson and the daughter of Nigel Nicolson she is part of a renowned and much scrutinised family and the latest in the family line of record-keepers of the past.  She lives with her husband in East Sussex, not far from Sissinghurst, where she spent her childhood.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtterly engrossing and timely\u003c\/b\u003e... told with immense empathy, intelligence and compassion... an important work of social history and as gripping as a beach read. \u003cb\u003eI cannot recommend it highly enough\u003c\/b\u003e -- INDIA KNIGHT * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA book about the stories we don’t tell, written with such \u003cb\u003etruth-telling compulsion \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ecompassionate honesty\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003ea true act of bravery and sisterhood\u003c\/b\u003e -- ELIZABETH DAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith incredible intimacy and deep compassion, \u003c\/b\u003eJuliet Nicolson has woven together the stories that make our lives, but which so often remain hidden... This is \u003cb\u003ea dazzling and surprising book\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eI was changed by the experience of reading it\u003c\/b\u003e -- CLOVER STROUD\u003cbr\u003eI gobbled this book up. \u003cb\u003eIt's a gem, packed with nuggets I wanted to share\u003c\/b\u003e. 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\u003cbr\u003eA time-travelling investigation... Juliet Nicolson’s book has a depth charge and a sense of the now that is so \u003cb\u003etimely and important\u003c\/b\u003e -- JEANETTE WINTERSON\u003cbr\u003eThis is a truly exquisite tapestry of stories expertly woven with such care, kindness and compassion. \u003cb\u003eI was devastated by it and uplifted by it in equal measure. \u003c\/b\u003eAn 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\u003cbr\u003eI loved this book. The combination of personal, social and historical is fascinating, and beautifully done. \u003cb\u003eThe range and quality of its psychological insights make it truly valuable \u003c\/b\u003e -- JULIA SAMUEL, author of Every Family Has a Story\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efascinating \u003c\/b\u003ehybrid of memoir and social history... \u003cb\u003etransforms the highly personal into something universal\u003c\/b\u003e -- India Block * London Standard *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eintriguing \u003c\/b\u003ebook with an unusual narrative * iNews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBold, brave and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e -- JUSTINE PICARDIE, author of Miss Dior\u003cbr\u003eOne of my \u003cb\u003efavorite \u003c\/b\u003erecent books -- WILLIAM NORWICH\u003cbr\u003eA gripping exploration of the secrets women keep. Raw, revealing and deeply human,\u003ci\u003e The Book of Revelations\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea bold ode to womanhood, love, and freedom\u003c\/b\u003e -- MIREILLE HARPER, author of Timelines from Black History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn amazing achievement\u003c\/b\u003e - teeming with life, vivid history rolling alongside personal stories.... \u003cb\u003eA precious testament to sisterhood and trust\u003c\/b\u003e -- HANNAH DAWSON, author of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing\u003cbr\u003eJuliet Nicolson is a \u003cb\u003ehugely gifted social historian\u003c\/b\u003e, one who never fails to startle a gripped reader into a new understanding -- MIRANDA SEYMOUR, author of I Used to Live Here Once\u003cbr\u003eI read this straight through with the excitement of reading a detective story... \u003cb\u003eI cannot recommend it too highly \u003c\/b\u003e -- ANTONIA FRASER, author of Marie Antoinette: The Journey\u003cbr\u003eKept me up until 3 in the morning. \u003cb\u003eAbsolutely topical. Unputdownable. An amazing book\u003c\/b\u003e -- ANNABEL GOLDSMITH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA triumph \u003c\/b\u003e– shocking, brave, compellingly readable and of clear importance -- PHILIP NORMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA truly fascinating read\u003c\/b\u003e * Kent Life, *Books of the Year* *","brand":"Juliet Nicolson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49180367749337,"sku":"9781529967159","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781529967159.jpg?v=1788354487","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-book-of-revelations-a-history-of-the-secrets-women-keep-and-tell-from-the-1950s-to-the-present-day-9781529967159","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}