"Monumental . A remarkable distillation of hundreds of letters, diary entries and other documents produced by people from varying walks of life . [Uglow is] a great historian." -Karin Altenberg, The Wall Street Journal "A rich harvest." -Matthew Price, The Boston Globe "A fascinating account of how Britons lived through a generation of war . A vivid portrait of citizens who gave priority to day-to-day lives but rarely forgot they were engaged in the greatest war in history." -Kirkus "It is hard to think of anyone who has contributed as much to the literature of the past forty years in so many fields-as publisher, editor and writer-as Jenny Uglow." -Peter Stothard, Times Literary Supplement "As crowded and bustling as a Gillray drawing .

At its impressive best, it has the dense feel of Turner's Battle of Trafalgar." - Nicholas Shakespeare, The Daily Telegraph "Few can match [Uglow's] skill at conjuring up a scene, or illuminating a character with a swift and glittering line of description. And so it is here . In These Times brims with life." - Miranda Seymour, The Sunday Times Praise for The Pinecone "[An] entrancing book . Always impeccable in her choice of the vivid anecdote and the memorable image with which to conjure life into the northern hillscape that she evidently loves so well, Uglow has produced a quiet masterpiece: a book to savour and treasure." -Miranda Seymour, The Sunday Times (London).