TITLE: Love Letters: Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West by Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West with an introduction by Alison Bechdel (Penguin Random House Canada, 2022)
BOOK CLUB: Deep Cuts with David at Librairie Saint-Henri Books
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 20, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Librairie Saint-Henri Books (4622 Notre Dame West)
MODERATOR: David
MAX # OF PARTICIPANTS: 16
SIGN-UP: Coming soon (RSVP one month before book club meeting)
LANGUAGE: The book and the discussion are in English
RULES: NA
OTHER DETAILS: Registration is required via Eventbrite.
If you are unable to attend, please cancel your ticket through Eventbrite. Drop-ins are not permitted
ABOUT THE BOOK:
At a dinner party in 1922, Virginia Woolf met the renowned author, aristocrat – and sapphist – Vita Sackville-West. Virginia wrote in her diary that she didn’t think much of Vita’s conversation, but she did think very highly of her legs. It was to be the start of almost twenty years of flirtation, friendship, and literary collaboration. Their correspondence ended only with Virginia’s death in 1941.
Intimate and playful, these selected letters and diary entries allow us to hear these women’s constantly changing feelings for each other in their own words. Eavesdrop on the affair that inspired Virginia to write her most fantastical novel, Orlando, and discover a relationship that – even a hundred years later – feels radical and relatable.
With a new introduction from Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home and creator of The Bechdel Test.
ABOUT THE BOOK CLUB:
David’s book club is for literary deep cuts: minor works, forgotten titles, and 20th century authors rarely printed.