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Hermione Lee sees Virginia Woolf afresh, in her historical setting and as a vital figure for our times. It is a writer's life, illustrating how the concerns of her work arise and develop, and a political life, which establishes Woolf as a radically sceptical, subversive, courageous feminist.

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An outstanding achievement...superb -- Selena Hastings * Sunday Telegraph *
It is a lasting, and even a great, book. These are not terms one gets to use often, or should ever use lightly -- Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours
Lee's book is not only very good, but very necessary -- Penelope Fitzgerald
One of the most impressive biographies of the decade: moving, eloquent, powerful * Financial Times *

Lee H Virginia Woolf

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/10/1997
      ISBN13: 9780099732518, 978-0099732518
      ISBN10: 0099732513

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      Book Synopsis
      Hermione Lee sees Virginia Woolf afresh, in her historical setting and as a vital figure for our times. It is a writer's life, illustrating how the concerns of her work arise and develop, and a political life, which establishes Woolf as a radically sceptical, subversive, courageous feminist.

      Trade Review
      An outstanding achievement...superb -- Selena Hastings * Sunday Telegraph *
      It is a lasting, and even a great, book. These are not terms one gets to use often, or should ever use lightly -- Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours
      Lee's book is not only very good, but very necessary -- Penelope Fitzgerald
      One of the most impressive biographies of the decade: moving, eloquent, powerful * Financial Times *

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