Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars

Synopsis

&“A beautiful and deeply moving book.&”—Sally Rooney, author of Normal PeopleAn engrossing group portrait of five women writers, including Virginia Woolf, who moved to London&’s Mecklenburgh Square in search of new freedom in their lives and work. &“I like this London life . . . the street-sauntering and square-haunting.&”—Virginia Woolf, diary, 1925 In the early twentieth century, Mecklenburgh Square—a hidden architectural gem in the heart of London—was a radical address. On the outskirts of Bloomsbury known for the eponymous group who &“lived in squares, painted in circles, and loved in triangles,&” the square was home to students, struggling artists, and revolutionaries. In the pivotal era between the two world wars, the lives of five remarkable women intertwined at this one address: modernist poet H. D., detective novelist Dorothy L. Sayers, classicist Jane Harrison, economic historian Eileen Power, and author and publisher Virginia Woolf. In an era when women&’s freedoms were fast expanding, they each sought a space where they could live, love, and—above all—work independently. With sparkling insight and a novelistic style, Francesca Wade sheds new light on a group of artists and thinkers whose pioneering work would enrich the possibilities of women&’s lives for generations to come.Praise for Square Haunting&“A fascinating voyage through the lives of five remarkable women . . . moving and immersive.&”—Edmund Gordon, author of The Invention of Angela Carter: A Biography&“Elegant, erudite, and absorbing, Square Haunting is a startlingly original debut, and Francesca Wade is an author to watch.&”—Frances Wilson, author of Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey&“Outstanding . . . I&’ll be recommending this all year.&”—Sarah Bakewell, author of At the Existentialist Café&“I much enjoyed Francesca Wade's book. It almost made me wish I belonged to the pioneering generation of women spoiling eggs on the gas ring and breaking taboos.&”—Sue Prideaux, author of I Am Dynamite! A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780451497819

Related ISBNs:

9780451497796

Publisher:

Crown

Date of Addition:

04/07/20

Copyrighted By:

Francesca Wade

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.