Virginia Woolf - the Impact
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"An original and courageous work . . . . Has broad and valuable lessons for women now." The New Yorker A brilliant, revisionist history tracing the effects of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her stepbrother George Duckworth on the life and art of Virginia Woolf. An indispensable, harrowing book for all those interested in what shaped -- and distorted -- the genius of one of the greatest modern writers and early feminists.
Author: Louise DeSalvo
Format: Paperback, 372 pages, 159mm x 241mm, 476 g
Published: 1990, Random House USA Inc, United States
Genre: Biography: General
"An original and courageous work . . . . Has broad and valuable lessons for women now." The New Yorker A brilliant, revisionist history tracing the effects of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her stepbrother George Duckworth on the life and art of Virginia Woolf. An indispensable, harrowing book for all those interested in what shaped -- and distorted -- the genius of one of the greatest modern writers and early feminists.