Christmas: A Biography

'A treasure chest, bursting with facts and thoughts about what homes mean and how they can be lived in' Frances Wilson, Mail on Sunday (The Making of Home)

'A delight . . . a Niagara Falls of fascination, covering all manner of "everyday" things' Daily Express (The Victorian City)

'With Flanders's expert knowledge and guidance we can shudder at the violence or the cold calculation of murders . . . Excellent, well written and hugely well informed' Daily Mail (The Invention of Murder)

'Impressive . . . authoritative, serious and ambitious' The Times (Consuming Passions)

'The book brings the Victorian era vividly to life. The houses may be very familiar - but their daily lives are another country' Daily Mail (The Victorian House)

'Excellent. Flanders's questioning intelligence makes this a delightful book. It marks a significant moment in the understanding of the Victorian woman' Sunday Times (A Circle of Sisters)