A House Full of Daughters, A

An unflinching look at the women in Juliet Nicolson's own family, starting with her great-great-grandmother Pepita, the Spanish dancer and closing her story with the birth of her granddaughter Imogen.For one with an ongoing interest in Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, the first part of the story was familiar territory. The story picks up when she tells about the marriage of her parents, Nigel Nicolson (Vita and Harold's son) and Phillipa Tennyson-d'Eyncourt and her own childhood. Her honest and compelling account of being a mother and battling with alcoholism is admirable.The book reminded me of Margaret Forster's [b:Hidden Lives: A Family Memoir 115432 Hidden Lives A Family Memoir Margaret Forster https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408926212s/115432.jpg 111158]. Also a story centered on the women in one family. It's a story that I will savour for a long time.