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Custody
The Secret History of Mothers
Brief Description
Custody by Lara Feigel is described by Tessa Hadley as 'An absorbing and heart-breaking study, opening a window into the past and urgently contemporary at the same time'.
We think that our children belong to us, but families are fragile things.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Description
Custody by Lara Feigel is described by Tessa Hadley as 'An absorbing and heart-breaking study, opening a window into the past and urgently contemporary at the same time'.
We think that our children belong to us, but families are fragile things.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008836825
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: William Collins
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Lara Feigel is the author of four highly acclaimed works of cultural history and a novel. Professor of Modern Literature and Culture at King's College London and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, she reviews regularly for the Guardian and contributes to a range of BBC radio programmes. Most recently, Feigel appeared as a lead contributor in the landmark BBC 1 cultural history of the interwar years, Art that Made Us; in 2023 she will be writing and presenting a programme about Doris Lessing for the Radio 4 prestigious Archive Hour slot.
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