A glimpse into the private home life of the Darwins

"A sensitive, intelligent portrait of Emma Darwin and her life at the centre of Victorian science."--Emma Darwin, author ofA Secret Alchemy

"Succeeds brilliantly in discovering the poignant story of Emma Darwin and describing the extraordinary household over which she presided."--Keith Thompson, author ofThe Young Charles Darwin

"Emma Darwin emerges in this well-researched and thoughtful biography as a figure of calm strength, whose very nature...