Isa and her husband must confront each other after a day of pageantry and emotional tension
Between the Acts is the last novel by Virginia Woolf, and it was published in 1941 shortly after her suicide at the age of 59. The story takes place just before the Second World War, in a small English village.
It will tell the stories of English history, as it does every year. Yet the coming of war broods over the whole community, changing the meaning of past and present, and heralding a new act.
Here Cobbet of Cobbs Corner, alone under the monkey puzzle tree, rose and muttered: “What was in her mind, eh? What idea lay behind, eh? What made her indue the antique with this glamour—this sham lure, and set 'em climbing, climbing, ...
Between the Acts was Virginia Woolf's final novel, and this edition contains the original text that she was working on when she died.
As the story unfolds, the lives of the villagers also take shape. We learn of the strained relationship between Isa Oliver and her husband, Giles, discontented stockbroker and son of Bart Oliver, the owner of Pointz Hall.
In Woolf's last novel, the action takes place on one summer's day at a country house in the heart of England, where the villagers are presenting their annual pageant. A lyrical, moving valedictory.
Between the Acts is the final novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1941 shortly after her suicide. This is a book laden with hidden meaning and allusion.
Between the Acts is the final novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1941 shortly after her suicide. This is a book laden with hidden meaning and allusion.
Between the Acts is the last novel by Virginia Woolf, and it was published in 1941 shortly after her suicide at the age of 59. The story takes place just before the Second World War, in a small English village.
Between the Acts. is the final novel by Virginia Woolf.
The author's last novel, written during the early years of World War II, was completed just before her death.
Between the Acts is the final novel by Virginia Woolf.