Publisher's Synopsis
A moving and important book on the relationship between two remarkable sisters who jointly created the Bloomsbury Group
'An outstanding work... one of the best books on Virginia Woolf to date' Literary Review
'Dunn's unlayering of this complex relationship is subtle and far-reaching' Sunday Times
'An investigation into the dynamics of friendship and sibling rivalry, maternal solicitude and mutual need' New York Times
'A revealing pleasure' Independent
This is the story of a deep and close relationship between two sisters - Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. The influence they exerted over each others lives, their competitiveness, the fierce love they had for each other and also their intense rivalry is explored here with subtlety and compassion. The thoughts, motives and actions of these two remarkably artistic women who jointly created the Bloomsbury Group is revealed with all its intricacies in this moving biography.
