To the lighthouse

319 pages

English language

Published Nov. 8, 1932 by L. & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press.

OCLC Number:
3882089

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4 stars (5 reviews)

This novel is an extraordinarily poignant evocation of a lost happiness that lives on in the memory. For years now the Ramsays have spent every summer in their holiday home in Scotland, and they expect these summers will go on forever.In this, her most autobiographical novel, Virginia Woolf captures the intensity of childhood longing and delight, and the shifting complexity of adult relationships. From an acute awareness of transcience, she creates an enduring work of art.

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Review of 'To the Lighthouse (Vintage Classics Woolf Series)' on 'Import'

3 stars

This book is a series of narrative paintings, asking the reader to wait patiently and explore instead of guiding them (to the lighthouse). Unfortunately, I found the first half too stodgy to read (although I understand the perceived difficulties) - the second and third sections are brilliant.

Subjects

  • English -- Scotland -- Fiction
  • Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction
  • Mothers -- Death -- Fiction
  • Summer resorts -- Fiction
  • Married people -- Fiction
  • Lighthouses -- Fiction
  • Widowers -- Fiction
  • Skye, Island of (Scotland) -- Fiction