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“It’s very, very accomplished, and one of my favourite of Woolf’s books. It’s set just before the Second World War. They know the war is coming. Another war’s happened already. It’s all about living in what seems a simple present tense that’s about to combust into historical significance.” Read more...
Rebecca Watson, Novelist
“There’s almost a touch of the allegorical. When I was re-reading it, I realised the characters are interesting, they’re poignant, they’re touching, but it’s about the larger purpose that they serve. Woolf’s language keeps moving us that way.” Read more...
