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cfilipa's review against another edition
5.0
Virginia Woolf in Richmond is a must-read for every Virginia’s fan. Entirely based on V diaries, Peter Fullagar gives the reader a detailed analysis during the 10 years that she lived in Richmond.
Being a voracious reader, it took me less than a week to read the book. The diaries entries that Fullagar choose are, obviously, centred in Richmond. But the book is more than that. The insight that the reader have to Virginia daily life: her relationships with her family, the servants, friends, Richmond and the people of Richmond, IWW, the Hogarth Press, her health, is so rich and well constructed that you finish the book with a feeling that you now know so much about V.
On the first chapters we discover why V and L moved to Richmond - V fragile health - a topic well known among V readers. Richmond gave V the opportunity to rest and gave her the time to write. Her walks in Richmond, by the river or in the Kew Gardens were influencers on her writing. The key moment after moving to Richmond was when V and L moved to the Hogarth House and bought a printing machine, creating the Hogarth Press. V was afraid of the reviews on her literary work, she was unable to confront herself with bad reviews and this lead to an extreme anxiety which was one of the causes to her mental instability. The idea of having a small business of a printing came at tea time: V and L decided to buy a printing. Having her own printing, gave to V the freedom she needed and she became more confidante and start to wrote more.
Fullagar chooses other key moments for Virginia while in Richmond that I don’t want to disclose. If you are a fan of Virginia works this is definitely a must read. I’m sure that after reading this book you’re understand of V will be more clear and, just like me, I going to re-read her books again.
Being a voracious reader, it took me less than a week to read the book. The diaries entries that Fullagar choose are, obviously, centred in Richmond. But the book is more than that. The insight that the reader have to Virginia daily life: her relationships with her family, the servants, friends, Richmond and the people of Richmond, IWW, the Hogarth Press, her health, is so rich and well constructed that you finish the book with a feeling that you now know so much about V.
On the first chapters we discover why V and L moved to Richmond - V fragile health - a topic well known among V readers. Richmond gave V the opportunity to rest and gave her the time to write. Her walks in Richmond, by the river or in the Kew Gardens were influencers on her writing. The key moment after moving to Richmond was when V and L moved to the Hogarth House and bought a printing machine, creating the Hogarth Press. V was afraid of the reviews on her literary work, she was unable to confront herself with bad reviews and this lead to an extreme anxiety which was one of the causes to her mental instability. The idea of having a small business of a printing came at tea time: V and L decided to buy a printing. Having her own printing, gave to V the freedom she needed and she became more confidante and start to wrote more.
Fullagar chooses other key moments for Virginia while in Richmond that I don’t want to disclose. If you are a fan of Virginia works this is definitely a must read. I’m sure that after reading this book you’re understand of V will be more clear and, just like me, I going to re-read her books again.
annarella's review against another edition
5.0
I love Virginia Woolf and was happy I requested this book.
It's well written and well researched book about the time she lived in Richmond.
It was an interesting to learn about a part of her life I knew so little.
I think it's must read for any person who like Virginia Woolf.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC
It's well written and well researched book about the time she lived in Richmond.
It was an interesting to learn about a part of her life I knew so little.
I think it's must read for any person who like Virginia Woolf.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC
annarella's review
5.0
I love Virginia Woolf and was happy I requested this book.
It's well written and well researched book about the time she lived in Richmond.
It was an interesting to learn about a part of her life I knew so little.
I think it's must read for any person who like Virginia Woolf.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC
It's well written and well researched book about the time she lived in Richmond.
It was an interesting to learn about a part of her life I knew so little.
I think it's must read for any person who like Virginia Woolf.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC
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