Uses excerpts from private diaries to depict seventeenth century life in England, and covers infancy, adolescence, courtship, marriage, old age, and death
The history of the family has become the source of lively controversy and Ralph Houlbrooke's study has made a major contribution to the debate. Thorough investigations reveal the attitudes and...
One of The Atlantic's Great American NovelsWinner of the 2016 International Dublin Literary Award"Gorgeously tender at its core…beautiful, heartstopping…Family Life really blazes." ―Sonali...