- One of Waterstones Best Books of 2022
- “A huge achievement, and hugely, hugely enjoyable….the construction skills deployed here are mind-boggling. The result is a glorious tour….of times I lived through and so often found I’d forgotten, enhanced by neat little jokes which made me laugh out loud. – DAVID McKIE, former deputy editor, The Guardian
- There is a gem on every page” – LORD (Peter) HENNESSY, historian
- “A tour de force… Delights and illuminates on every page.” – DAVID KYNASTON, historian