In this wonderfully rich and funny book Clare Sheppard's family comes to life, particularly her redoubtable grandmother, Mrs Warre Cornish who was a feature at Eton, and a cast of characters like the musician Donald Tovey and writer Hilaire Belloc.
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`A Russian aunt tells stories about "whistling cossacks", a young female Irish rebel teaches Clare history and how to ride a bucking horse and I especially liked a "mother and daughter who listened with tears dripping onto their muffs." Indeed I laughed aloud several times. The copious illustrations drawn by Clare's daughter could not be bettered.' Frances Partridge, The Spectator
Clare Sheppard has the unusual gift of seeing the past with the eye of a child; there is no adult condescension. This is a short book — but a gem.' Neville Braybrooke, The Tablet
