'You cannot find peace by avoiding life' Virginia Woolf
An intimate portrait of Virginia, the best-known and most influential Bloomsbury author of them all - 'All you need to know about the modernist, feminist icon' TIME OUT
'A gem' SUNDAY TIMES
'As a short introduction to Virginia Woolf this deceptively brief book could hardly be bettered and achieves high status instantly as a significant work of reference in its own right' THE TIMES
Virginia Woolf was undoubtedly one of the literary giants of the twentieth century. She was a central figure in the Bloomsbury Group, and her writings were works of astonishing originality.
Nigel Nicolson is the son of Vita Sackville-West, who was Virginia Woolf's most intimate friend, and for a short time her lover. He spent many days in her company and he has threaded his recollections of her throughout this unique narrative of her life.
Read MoreAll you need to know about the modernist, feminist icon ... If only all literary lives were as succinct - TIME OUTFrom his unique position, Nigel Nicolson is able to combine intimacy with scholarship ... an excellent introduction to her life and work - MAIL ON SUNDAYThis lucid portrait is a gem - SUNDAY TIMESAs a short introduction to Virginia Woolf this deceptively brief book could hardly be bettered and achieves high status instantly as a significant work of reference in its own right - THE TIMESThis little book is not only a delight to read but also of lasting importance - SPECTATOR