📗 Libro en inglés THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS

I was riveted by every single page ELIZABETH DAY How have secrets changed over the generations and what does that tell us about ourselves and our world In her beautifully written intimate new book bestselling social historian Juliet Nicolson uncovers one of the most enigmatic yet revealing aspects of human behaviour According to a leading American psychotherapist most of us are keeping thirteen secrets at any one time Secrets can thrill but they are just as likely to torment and the deepest ones echo far down the generations The secrets we keep inside reflect the conventions and taboos of the world outside As women traditionally sit at the heart of family life their secrets can open a unique window onto wider society The Book of Revelations unlocks a period of significant transformation for women from the restrictions just after the Second World War through the emancipation of the 1960s and 1970s to the opportunities and dangers women meet online today As we travel through time we encounter deeply moving first person stories rich social history and Juliet s own experiences of secrecy We witness long buried family secrets shared at last their keepers set free Finally we are forced to wonder whether after a steady upwards curve of liberation our