Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars by Francesca Wa

Description: Square Haunting by Francesca Wade Five exceptional women; one London square. A spellbinding group biography by a luminous new talent. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Outstanding. Ill be recommending this all year. - Sarah Bakewell A beautiful and deeply moving book. - Sally RooneyI like this London life . . . the street-sauntering and square-haunting. - Virginia Woolf, diary, 1925Mecklenburgh Square, on the radical fringes of interwar Bloomsbury, was home to activists, experimenters and revolutionaries; among them were the modernist poet H. D., detective novelist Dorothy L. Sayers, classicist Jane Harrison, economic historian Eileen Power, and writer and publisher Virginia Woolf. They each alighted there seeking a space where they could live, love and, above all, work independently.Francesca Wades spellbinding group biography explores how these trailblazing women pushed the boundaries of literature, scholarship, and social norms, forging careers that would have been impossible without these rooms of their own.Elegant, erudite and absorbing, Square Haunting is a startlingly original debut, and Francesca Wade is a writer to watch. - Frances WilsonA fascinating voyage through the lives of five remarkable women - a moving and immersive portrait. - Edmund Gordon Author Biography Francesca Wade has written for publications including the London Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement, Financial Times, New Statesman and Prospect. She is editor of The White Review, and winner of the Biographers Club Tony Lothian Prize. Square Haunting is her first book. She lives in London. Promotional Five exceptional women; one London square. A spellbinding group biography by a luminous new talent. Long Description Five exceptional women; one London square. A spellbinding group biography by a luminous new talent. Outstanding. Ill be recommending this all year. - Sarah Bakewell A beautiful and deeply moving book. - Sally Rooney I like this London life . . . the street-sauntering and square-haunting. - Virginia Woolf, diary, 1925 Mecklenburgh Square, on the radical fringes of interwar Bloomsbury, was home to activists, experimenters and revolutionaries; among them were the modernist poet H. D., detective novelist Dorothy L. Sayers, classicist Jane Harrison, economic historian Eileen Power, and writer and publisher Virginia Woolf. They each alighted there seeking a space where they could live, love and, above all, work independently. Francesca Wades spellbinding group biography explores how these trailblazing women pushed the boundaries of literature, scholarship, and social norms, forging careers that would have been impossible without these rooms of their own. Elegant, erudite and absorbing, Square Haunting is a startlingly original debut, and Francesca Wade is a writer to watch. - Frances Wilson A fascinating voyage through the lives of five remarkable women - a moving and immersive portrait. - Edmund Gordon Promotional "Headline" Five exceptional women; one London square. A spellbinding group biography by a luminous new talent. Details ISBN0571330665 Author Francesca Wade Publisher Faber & Faber ISBN-10 0571330665 ISBN-13 9780571330669 Short Title Square Haunting Language English Format Paperback DEWEY 942.10830922 Pages 432 Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-12-24 UK Release Date 2020-12-24 Imprint Faber & Faber Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-12-24 Edition Description Main Subtitle Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-03-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131789781;

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