About the Author

Lucy Adlington is a British dress historian with more than twenty years' experience researching social history. Adlington runs History Wardrobe, a company which presents costume-in-context talks across the UK. Her non-fiction publications include: Women's Lives and Clothes in WWII: Ready for Action and Stitches in Time - the Story of the Clothes we Wear.Lucy Adlington lives on a farm in Yorkshire.

Reviews

Compelling... Adlington tells the stories of the women with clarity and steely precision.
*Jewish Chronicle*