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 · In her thoroughly absorbing novel, Juliet Nicolson combines a historian's deep knowledge and eye for telling detail with a keen sense of drama, a dash of romance, and an understanding of the complex motivations of human nature. Sally Bedell Smith. I can heartily recommend Abdication by Juliet Nicolson. [It] is a new take on the events of , because it introduces a Brand: Washington Square Press. British author Juliet Nicholson's first novel, "Abdication", follows her two well-written snapshot histories of England right before and after WW1. Her non-fiction is written with seeming self-assuredness but her first work of fiction is not quite up to that level/5().  · Review by Emma Venables. Juliet Nicolson’s Abdication presents its reader with a vividly researched account of Britain between the wars. Focusing on and the events surrounding the abdication of King Edward VIII. Nicolson explores the scars left by the previous war, Sir Oswald Mosley and the rise of fascism in the UK, the threat of another war, unrest amongst the working class, and the .

From critically acclaimed historian Juliet Nicolson comes a glorious debut novel set in London about secrecy, tumultuous love, and a king and his subjects torn between public duty and private www.doorway.ru Second World War looms in a world that dreads another international conflict, and England is. After the recent death of George V, England has a new king, Edward VIII. But for all the confident pomp and ceremony of the accession, it is a turbulent time. W. Abdication beautifully evokes the troubled thirties, with its high-stakes politics, easy money and social tensions. Juliet Nicolson is an outstanding historian who brings the full panoply of her talent and research to the task of recreating the abdication crisis and its effect on Britain.

Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Abdication by Juliet Nicolson (, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!. British author Juliet Nicholson's first novel, "Abdication", follows her two well-written snapshot histories of England right before and after WW1. Her non-fiction is written with seeming self-assuredness but her first work of fiction is not quite up to that level. Juliet Nicolson is an outstanding historian who brings the full panoply of her talent and research to the task of recreating the abdication crisis and its effect on Britain. This is a wonderful novel.” –Amanda Foreman, award-winning and internationally bestselling author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and A World on Fire: Britain’s Crucial Role in America’s Civil War.