Becca
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Priya Parmar:
I’m reading Vanessa And Her Sister right now, and I love Vanessa’s “voice” in her diary entries. I’ve read all of Virginia’s diaries and letters, but I’m wondering if Vanessa’s have been published too. What sources did you read to help you capture/create her voice in the novel?
Priya Parmar
Hi Becca, I am so pleased you are enjoying the novel! Only a small but brilliant selection of Vanessa Bell's letters have been published. They are edited by Regina Marler and they are just wonderful. The rest are largely held in archives in places such as London, Sussex and New York. I spent a huge amount of time in archives to get the voice of Vanessa and I am so happy you like the result!
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Arla
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Priya Parmar:
What a wonderful book. I had a hard time putting it down. Also, was glad to keep my phone next to me so that I could look up images of these extraordinary people. What a distance we have come in the treatment of bi-polar disorder. I found that I was intrigued by the speculation into the 'teeth' component! Interesting. Any sequel? Vanessa continued to have an amazing life.
Lisa of Hopewell
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Priya Parmar:
I, too, am loving Vanessa. I liked the comment about her voice being so "modern." There really is nothing new under the sun--her she is vibrant, talented, in love with her husband and sharing "our" conflicts of how to give our child, our spouse, ourself "enough." Would you consider editing a collection of her letters from those archives you mention?
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