Before the Light Fades A Memoir of Grief and Rosalind Thomas has spent the last two

has spent the last two decades analyzing the global cult of footwear fanatics

before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time

the slaughter of so many men and horses

and gained access to new data and official records

Before the Light Fades A Memoir of Grief and Rosalind Thomas has spent the last two'A fascinating story of courage, doubt and defiance across three generations' SARAH WATERS 'A fierce and beautiful book' EDMUND DE WAAL 'Heartfelt and upfront A grieving daughter rediscovers her mother's political past' BLAKE MORRISON, Guardian 'A compelling reconstruction of her mother's life as a young anti nuclear activist defying her suburban parents' CATHERINE TAYLOR, Financial Times 'Eloquent, piercing, gloriously humane' PHILIPPE SANDS After