Cunningham, Michael
The Hours
- ISBN 13:
- 9781841150352
- author:
- Cunningham, Michael
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Fourth Estate
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 129mm X 198mm
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Hours by Michael Cunningham In this inventive novel, Michael Cunningham draws on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to explore the complexities of love, inheritance, hope, and despair. The story begins with an evocation of Woolf's final days, before her tragic death in 1941, and then moves to the lives of two modern American women, Clarissa Vaughan and Laura Brown, who are struggling to find their place in the world. Clarissa, a book editor, is preparing to celebrate a friend's literary prize, while Laura, a housewife in post-war California, is searching for a life beyond her stifling marriage. As Cunningham skillfully weaves their stories together, the boundaries between past and present begin to blur, leading to a heart-wrenching convergence of their lives. Through Cunningham's masterful storytelling, the inner lives of these two women are revealed, exposing the tensions and desires that shape their experiences.
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