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Virginia Woolf

Virgina 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 orginality.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. This is an affectionate, but not uncritical, portrait of one of the most remarkable women of her age. '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 refernce in its own right.' - The Times 'From his unique position, Nigel Nicolson is able to combine intimacy with scholrship...An excellent introduction to her life and work" - Michael Holroyd, Mail on Sunday 'This lucid portrait is a gem' - Sunday Times