Books by Francesca Beauman

Discover over 300 seasonal book recommendations in the ultimate reading list for book lovers everywhere.

From the first ad in 1695 from a young gentleman who 'would willingly Match himself to some Good Young Gentlewoman, that has a Fortune of GBP3000 or thereabouts' to the GSOH, WLTM and online dating of more recent years, each ad is a snapshot of its age.

Offers the information you need to know (and a few things you don't) in order to embark on the journey that is modern motherhood. From the totally frivolous to the deeply serious, from the cultural to the historical, from the history of the Caesarean to celebrity baby names, this guide is suitable for twenty-first-century mothers or mothers-to-be.

As the story rolls on, through the heyday of pineapple chunks and cocktails, right up to the fashions of today,it touches on pineapples and sex, pineapples and empire, pineapples in art.