Family history is a massive phenomenon of our times but what are we after when we go in search of our ancestors? Beginning with her grandparents, the author moves between the present and the past, in an extraordinary series of journeys over two centuries, across Britain and beyond.
A family history beginning with Light's grandparents and moving between past and present in an extraordinary series of journeys over two centuries, across Britain and beyond. A reflection on history itself from the author of "Mrs Woolf & The Servants". Now in paperback.