Lucie de la Tour du Pin was the Pepys of her generation. She witnessed participated in & wrote diaries detailing one of the most tumultuous periods of history. From life in the Court of Versailles through the French Revolution to Napoleons rule Lucie survived extraordinary times with great spirit. She recorded people politics & intrigue alongside the intriguing minutia of everyday life: food work illness children manners & clothes. Caroline Mooreheads richly novelistic biography sets Lucy & her dairies in their wider context illuminating a remarkable period of history.