Observing. Remembering. Writing.

Nicola Briggs

Author of Peacock on the Moon, a memoir of childhood, class, and the racism woven through 1970s England.

About Nicola

Meet Nicola Briggs – a writer shaped by experience, reflection, and four decades in the legal profession. She writes about the things many of us have learned not to question publicly: class, race, family, and the everyday behaviours that pass as normal.

Her work is clear-eyed, occasionally uncomfortable, and often unexpectedly funny.

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Coming Soon:
Peacock on the Moon

Some stories are inherited long before they are told. Peacock on the Moon is Nicola Briggs’ debut novel, a deeply personal, unflinching account of a girl’s privileged yet turbulent upbringing in 1970s England.

Told with raw honesty and a keen eye for the complexities of family and history, Peacock on the Moon is more than just one woman’s account; it’s a snapshot of a Britain that many experienced but few discuss. A reflection on the weight of inheritance, the cost of defiance, and the shifting nature of truth itself.

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Early Reviews

“Witty, insightful and very thought-provoking”

– Julie Evans

“A fascinating window into times past”

– Helen Chapelow

“Stunning. A sensitively observed story”

– Matthew Tognarelli

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“Father worried whether he had enough booze in the cellars for when it was their turn. Bring-a-bottle parties were classed as poor form. The host provided. You would not want to seem to be suggesting the host lacked a wine cellar, or that you believed his knowledge or wallet to be deficient.”

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Excerpt from Peacock on the Moon
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