In A Woman of Passion, Julia Briggs chronicles the life of author Edith Nesbit who is credited with being the first modern writer for children and the creator of the children's adventure story. Nesbit recorded her life with varying degrees of honesty in verse and prose, and while she seldom wrote entirely openly of her own experiences, she seldom wrote convincingly of anything else. In this fascinating read, Julia Briggs attempts to fill in the gaps of Nesbit's autobiographical material, painting an intriguing portrait of the famous author.

"Like all the best biographies, this is not the story of one person, but of an era, clamorous with lost voices." - Sunday Times

"Miss Briggs has given us just the biography of Edith Nesbit which this generation needs." - Sunday Telegraph