“A 1970 survey of dreams about Queen Elizabeth II found that people continued to dream about Queen Victoria seventy years after her death, so deeply was her narrative encrypted in the subconscious of the British people. (Brian Masters, Dreams About… — Jane Ridley Copy Share Image
We live in an age of generational turmoil. Baby-boom parents are accused of clinging on to jobs and houses which they should be freeing… — Jane Ridley Copy Share
Historians who write about families are usually feminists who think in terms of gender relations. — Jane Ridley Copy Share
Adolescence was only recognised as a life stage in the early 20th century, when psychologists got down to work. Today's generational battle obscures the… — Jane Ridley Copy Share
Political biography is in the doldrums. No one wants to read 800 pages or so of cradle-to-grave dead politics, especially if it's familiar stuff… — Jane Ridley Copy Share
To most of us, adulthood means being able to earn a living, possess a home, get married and rear children, and this implies having… — Jane Ridley Copy Share
'Family Secrets' is thought provoking, well written, and remorselessly intelligent. — Jane Ridley Copy Share
The main reason why historians have skated over the relationship of Victorian PMs with the press is that they haven't been looking for it.… — Jane Ridley Copy Share
“A 1970 survey of dreams about Queen Elizabeth II found that people continued to dream about Queen Victoria seventy years after her death, so… — Jane Ridley Copy Share
It is a truth universally acknowledged that secrets are toxic and break up families. — Jane Ridley Copy Share
Romantic love came under attack, first from the Freudians and then from the neuroscientists, who said that being in love was a chemical reaction… — Jane Ridley Copy Share
