Nicola Madge is Honorary Professor at Kingston University London and a psychologist and social scientist. She has written widely on topics including education, social disadvantage, health, young people and religious identity, and the lives of older people.

“Nicola Madge’s vivid portrait of the lives of older middle-class people during the pandemic offers valuable lessons for the post-Covid present and rich insight for the future social historian.” Helen McCarthy, University of Cambridge

• 1. Introduction2. The Pandemic Arrives 3. Unprecedented Control 4. All in It Together? 5. The ‘New Normal’ 6. Keeping the Virus at Bay 7. Clouds and Silver Linings 8. The Gradual Return 9. Was Anything Learned? 10. Conclusion

Nicola Madge is Honorary Professor at Kingston University London and a psychologist and social scientist. She has written widely on topics including education, social disadvantage, health, young people and religious identity, and the lives of older people.

“Nicola Madge’s vivid portrait of the lives of older middle-class people during the pandemic offers valuable lessons for the post-Covid present and rich insight for the future social historian.” Helen McCarthy, University of Cambridge

• 1. Introduction2. The Pandemic Arrives 3. Unprecedented Control 4. All in It Together? 5. The ‘New Normal’ 6. Keeping the Virus at Bay 7. Clouds and Silver Linings 8. The Gradual Return 9. Was Anything Learned? 10. Conclusion

Nicola Madge is Honorary Professor at Kingston University London and a psychologist and social scientist. She has written widely on topics including education, social disadvantage, health, young people and religious identity, and the lives of older people.

“Nicola Madge’s vivid portrait of the lives of older middle-class people during the pandemic offers valuable lessons for the post-Covid present and rich insight for the future social historian.” Helen McCarthy, University of Cambridge

• 1. Introduction2. The Pandemic Arrives 3. Unprecedented Control 4. All in It Together? 5. The ‘New Normal’ 6. Keeping the Virus at Bay 7. Clouds and Silver Linings 8. The Gradual Return 9. Was Anything Learned? 10. Conclusion