First published 2001
In 1922, Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf forged an intense, romantic bond that would last until Woolf's tragic death. Their private letters, collected here, reveal the raw emotions, creative joys, and personal struggles of these two towering figures. From daily gossip to artistic triumphs, their correspondence lays bare a love affair of profound depth and complexity. At its heart, this is a story of two fiercely independent women navigating the social mores of their time to find connection and inspiration in each other's company.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, biography-memoir, lgbt
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Great Britain
Period: 20th century
448 pages · Paperback · Quill / William Morrow