Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives -- Alice Loxton, Hardcover

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Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives -- Alice Loxton, Hardcover'Utterly, utterly brilliant. Fizzing with energy, wit and insight' Tracy Borman, bestselling historian Biggest books to look out for in 2024 The Guardian At eighteen, your life is full of of what ifs and why nots. You have everything to look forward to unless you've got the plague . . . From a young Elizabeth Tudor facing deadly intrigue at court to a teenage Richard Burton, the rugby obsessed son of a Welsh miner, historian Alice Loxton explores

Audre's grandmother Queenie (a former dancer who drives a white convertible Cadillac and who has a few secrets of her own) tries to reassure her granddaughter that she won't lose her roots

As Zoey navigates ritual

With his come-from-behind campaign in the fall of 1948

she makes the snap decision to pretend Yamada is her boyfriend

" ―Stephanie Garber

to save Christmas at the Winter Street Inn

Bessie earns her pilot's license

the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men

Early humans employed their teeth as tools to soften tough fibers and animal hides

many-layered watercolors

An Indie Next and a Hall of Fame LibraryReads Pick

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