Virginia Woolf in Manhattan

Virginia Woolf in Manhattan
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Publisher : Saqi
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9781846591891
ISBN-13 : 1846591899
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Book Synopsis Virginia Woolf in Manhattan by : Maggie Gee

Download or read book Virginia Woolf in Manhattan written by Maggie Gee and published by Saqi. This book was released on 2014-06-09 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if Virginia Woolf came back to life in the twenty-first century?Bestselling author Angela Lamb is going through a mid-life crisis. She dumps her irrepressible daughter Gerda at boarding school and flies to New York to pursue her passion for Woolf, whose manuscripts are held in a private collection. When a bedraggled Virginia Woolf herself materialises among the bookshelves and is promptly evicted, Angela, stunned, rushes after her on to the streets of Manhattan. Soon she is chaperoning her troublesome heroine as Virginia tries to understand the internet and scams bookshops with 'rare signed editions'. Then Virginia insists on flying with Angela to Istanbul, where she is surprised by love and steals the show at an International Conference on – Virginia Woolf.Virginia Woolf in Manhattan is a witty and profound novel about female rivalry, friendships, mothers and daughters, and the miraculous possibilities of a second chance at life.


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