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Virginia Woolf Zena Alkayat

Virginia Woolf By Zena Alkayat

Virginia Woolf by Zena Alkayat


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Condition - Well Read
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Summary

Virginia Woolf is part of the Life Portraits series which offers a lavishly illustrated, potted biography of iconic creative figures, introducing audiences to the life, times and inspirations of their favourite authors and artists.

Virginia Woolf Summary

Virginia Woolf by Zena Alkayat

ALSO IN THIS SERIES: Jane Austen, Coco Chanel and Frida Kahlo.

This beautifully illustrated biography follows Virginia Woolf's remarkable life and work (which includes Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and The Waves) and celebrates the literary icon's immense legacy. It also draws in the characters of the Bloomsbury Group - a band of friends with a revolutionary approach to art and culture - including Vanessa Bell, Roger Fry and Leonard Woolf.

Virginia Woolf Reviews

`A fresh take on this well-traversed Bloomsbury theme, and this quirky book - with charming illustrations by Nina Cosford - made me warm to Woolf like never before.'


'Perfect for a bath-side bookshelf near you are these gorgeous little illustrated biographies... Wonderful gifts for busy minds.'


'Perfect for a bath-side bookshelf near you are these gorgeous little illustrated biographies... Wonderful gifts for busy minds.'

`A fresh take on this well-traversed Bloomsbury theme, and this quirky book - with charming illustrations by Nina Cosford - made me warm to Woolf like never before.'

About Zena Alkayat

Nina Cosford is a freelance illustrator based in Hastings and London. Her work takes her around the world and encompasses editorial, advertising, lettering, reportage and educational illustration. Her work has been featured by NYLON magazine, HBO, Buzzfeed and TimeOut New York.

ZENA ALKAYAT has previously published successful guidebooks Tea & Cake London and London Villages. She spent 10 years working as a journalist at publications including Metro newspaper and Time Out London before moving into publishing. She is currently Senior Commissioning Editor at Frances Lincoln.

Additional information

GOR011804023
9780711236653
0711236658
Virginia Woolf by Zena Alkayat
Used - Well Read
Hardback
Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
2015-04-22
128
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book. We do our best to provide good quality books for you to read, but there is no escaping the fact that it has been owned and read by someone else previously. Therefore it will show signs of wear and may be an ex library book

Customer Reviews - Virginia Woolf