A Perfect ExplanationFinalist for the Desmond Elliott Prize A "superb debut"* novelbased on the story of the author's grandmotherfollowing an aristocratic woman who abandons her family and her money in search of a life she can claim as her own. (*The Guardian) Enid Campbell, granddaughter of a duke, grew up surrounded by servants, wanting for nothing except love. But when her brother died in the First World War, a new heir was needed, and it was up to Enid to provide it.

With wit and sympathy Kathryn Hughes has written a wonderfully vivid account of Eliot’s life that is both moving

developed his core issues and supporter base

The Bonds of Family: A tender and clear-eyed look at a long marriage

” —Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan

she has a lightning bolt of an idea: her ex wasn’t the only man born on November 2

so exquisitely designed

Her creations became a viral sensation

even when the odds seem stacked against you

the Bush family

And Charlie is asking questions about his family history—questions she doesn’t want to answer

or will they have to leave their hilltop home…forever

but it wouldn’t deliver a pot roast