Hilda and Virginia
Author | : Maureen Duffy |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 55 |
Release | : 2018-02-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781786824424 |
ISBN-13 | : 1786824426 |
Rating | : 4/5 (426 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hilda and Virginia written by Maureen Duffy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maureen Duffy's double-bill tells the story of two remarkable women. The Choice is the story of a very unsaintly saint. Hilda of Whitby, who brought Christianity to the Anglo-Saxons, was a businesswoman, teacher and adviser to kings. In A Nightingale in Bloomsbury Square, Virginia Woolf looks back on her life, uncovering the hidden stories behind her iconic novels. From the torture of depression to the scandal of her lesbian affairs, Virginia goes down fighting. As the saying goes: well-behaved women don't make history...