Square Haunting
Five Writers in London Between the Wars
Francesca Wade
Discover the inspiring stories of five brilliant women writers who all found a new sense of freedom in London's historic Mecklenburgh Square. Among them are Virginia Woolf, classicist Jane Harrison, and detective novelist Dorothy L. Sayers. Follow their lives as they sought to live, love, and work independently in the era when the opportunities for women were rapidly expanding. This engrossing book offers a novelistic style and unique perspective on pioneering women whose work enriched the possibilities for future generations.
Publish Date
2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.16
ISBN
9780451497796
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2020-11-21T17:56:12.000Z
I feel that Francesca Wade owes me some share of her royalties as I recommended her book SQUARE HAUNTING: FIVE WOMEN, FREEDOM AND LONDON BETWEEN THE WARS to so many of my friends. I sometimes get annoyed by the Bloomsbury Group but this was the antidote. – source