Valerie chooses 70 poems to take us from a London childhood to Oxford and her home in Woodstock, and from the gardens of Blenheim Palace to the special magic of Oxfordshire’s unique Wytham Woods.
It is not until her father’s death that Eleanor begins to realise who he was. Fighting his legacy leaves her making the hardest choice as slowly she becomes her own woman instead of merely Daddy’s Little Girl.
Set in 1911 in London, New York and Oxfordshire, this gripping historical novel explores a British marriage under dire threat, a family torn apart by scandal, and an explosion of forbidden love.
Here is a fascinating glimpse into Valerie’s professional, pioneering and private lives told with honesty and bravery, not too many miserable moments, and a witty sense of fun.