Strangers and Intimates : The Rise and Fall of Private Life - Tiffany Jenkins Publication Date:14/05/2026 ""I do not like the

""I do not like the idea of happiness-it is too momentary-I would say that I was always busy and interested in something-interest has more meaning to me than the idea of happiness

sending shockwaves throughout Europe and beyond

earthly and otherworldly

'- Neil McManus

Paola was a bodega kid with a taste for Warheads

Strangers and Intimates : The Rise and Fall of Private Life - Tiffany Jenkins Publication Date:14/05/2026 ""I do not like theAn Economist Book of the Year'An intricate cultural history . . . Thought provoking' The Sunday Times'Brilliantly original . . . Endlessly fascinating' Alice Loxton, author of Eighteen'Lucid and elegant' The Daily TelegraphFrom ancient times to our digital present, Strangers and Intimates traces the dramatic emergence of private life, and argues that it is now in mortal danger. In this sweeping history, acclaimed cultural historian Tiffany Jenkins