First published 2015
Growing up in 1930s Oxford, young Antonia Pakenham discovers her lifelong passion for history. From a childhood gift of "Our Island Story" to a wartime evacuation that sparks her imagination, Antonia's thirst for the past fuels her ambition to become a writer. Despite family upheavals and unconventional adventures, she finds her calling, emerging as a renowned biographer with the global success of "Mary Queen of Scots." Told with Antonia's signature wit and style, this is the story of one woman's journey from curious child to acclaimed historian.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, autobiography, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-journey
Setting: Great Britain, Oxford (England)
Period: 20th century
320 pages · Hardcover · W&N