The Devonshires: The Story of a Family and a Nation
"A vivid read, crowded with characters and colour" -- Lucy Lethbridge Observer "Jostling with the eccentric and engaging characters from a grand family, Hattersley deftly tells a jaunty story about Britishness through the ages" -- Kathryn Hughes Mail on Sunday "A seriously comfortable armchair, a magnificent old duffer of a book that deftly knits together a national story into the fabric of a family drama. It does this with all the warmth and affection for history that mark out a former statesman and a first-class storyteller" -- Ian Kelly The Times "A balanced look at a traditional tale of aristocratic power and prestige" -- Hallie Rubenhold BBC History Magazine "This jaunty magnificent book tells the history of Britain just as much as it does of one family" Daily Express