With a keen eye for a juicy anecdote, Seth Alexander Thévoz tells the fascinating story of the rise, decline and resurgence of London’s private members’ clubs. It is packed with tall tales and amusing detail on the growth of this uniquely British institution. Thévoz reveals how everything we might have thought we knew about these clubs is wrong. They may have started out as white, male, aristocratic watering holes – but that’s only part of the story. All sections of society built their own clubs and lived their lives there: highbrow and lowbrow; women and men; working-class, middle-class and upper-class; international and British. This entertaining history is a must for anyone who has wandered down Pall Mall and wondered what goes on behind those impressive facades. #behindcloseddoors #membersclub #dauntbooks