Virginia Woolf And Vanessa Bell - Jane Dunn

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' IndependentThis is the story of a deep and close relationship between two sisters - the writer Virginia Woolf and artist Vanessa Bell. Their influence over each other's lives, their competitiveness, the fierce love they had for each other and total commitment to their work is laid out with subtlety and compassion. The thoughts, motives and actions of these two remarkable women at the heart of the Bloomsbury Group is revealed in all its intricacies in this exploration of their intertwined lives.