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The Memoir Club, Vanessa Bell, 1942 – a group portrait of the Bloomsbury Group.
Julian and Quentin Bell on the Charleston pond, 1925
Charleston, the north front of the house.
The nineteenth-century Italian gilt mirror in the hall reflects a view of Clive Bell's study through the open door.
Vanessa Bell's bedroom, with the bath in the corner.
Duncan Grant's bedroom, with an east view over the pond.
The Garden. The statue is a cast of a Giovanni da Bologna.
The Garden. The semi-circular pool and its spouting head were both made by Quentin Bell.
“ Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes
"As social history, it bears comparison with David Kynaston’s Family Britain. Nicholson has the same knack of seamlessly piecing gripping individual stories into a panorama of everyday life." ”
“ Millions Like Us
“It's hard to single out stories from this rich, entwined narrative, which moves in and out of the lives of an absorbing cast of characters... Vividly entertaining, uplifting and humbling, Millions Like Us deserves to be a bestseller...” ”
“ Singled Out
“It is high time to dig [this generation] up again, salute their memory and listen to their sad and uncomplaining voices unmuffled at last in Nicholson’s brave, humane and honest book.” ”
“ Among the Bohemians
“An extraordinarily rich, provocative study. [Nicholson’s] substantial cast is stage-managed superbly… This book is not just good fun. It raises profound questions about our lives.” ”