Lucinda Holdforth

Every now and then you get lucky.  I got lucky when Nadine Davidoff edited my book True Pleasures: A Memoir of Women in Paris.  I only realised after the process was over how skilfully Nadine had managed me and my manuscript.  With the most delicate touch she guided me to tighten, clarify, enrich and improve the text – all the while making me feel both confident about my writing and open to the process of change.  Nadine understood exactly what I was trying to achieve with my book, and helped me to get as close as possible to that ideal. I could not have asked for a better experience, but more importantly, True Pleasures was a far better book because of Nadine’s immense editorial gifts.