Frances Osborne delves into the intricacies of human relationships and societal expectations through incisive biographical portraits. Her writing is distinguished by meticulous research and a narrative style that breathes life into the past while illuminating timeless human experiences. Osborne explores the lives of compelling women, uncovering their inner worlds and external struggles with empathy and intelligence. Her work offers rich historical and psychological insights that resonate with contemporary readers.
'This is a truly astonishing book. Frances Osborne has not just brought to life a dizzyingly rich and scandalous slice of social history, she has produced a tragic and deeply moving tale as well. It is far more gripping than any novel I have read for years' Antony Beevor
Lilla Eckford, interned in a Japanese civilian camp in China during the Second World War after an extraordinary early life, passed her time compiling a book about the joys of food. This inspired her great-granddaughter, Frances Osborne, to investigate her story.