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"But there were also his own inclinations which worried him far more, as he had not yet learnt how to manage them."
GAY CHARACTER ALERT! I wonder if Vita modelled Robin at all on her son Ben? That was my immediate thought when Robin was first introduced. Veiled references (like this one) to a character's sexuality is yet another reason why I love Vita and her novels.
— Jan 28, 2013 06:50PM
GAY CHARACTER ALERT! I wonder if Vita modelled Robin at all on her son Ben? That was my immediate thought when Robin was first introduced. Veiled references (like this one) to a character's sexuality is yet another reason why I love Vita and her novels.
Lizzy
is on page 151 of 190
Robin did not like girls, however nice. Women did not attract him: that was the trouble. He greatly preferred the company of his own sex, and was instantly at ease with any man, especially elderly men, who always took a liking to him. There had been unpleasant incidents with which Robin, less innocent than Lucy sweetly supposed, was by now quite competent to deal.
— Jan 28, 2013 06:44PM
Lizzy
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'Walter! That horrible little black book lies above your heart. What do you keep written in it? People's lives? People's agonies? Living things? Nothing to you, except another bit of work to be done. And if you bring off another bit of work successfully, it goes to your credit; if you fail, you have the satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best.'
— Jan 27, 2013 11:06AM
Lizzy
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'Oh, what an awful word!' said Juliet, her spirits suddenly reasserting themselves. 'Wedlock! it makes me feel as though I had chains round my wrists and ankles and a great dragging log of wood. Wed-lock! Locked-in! Handcuffs; a shut cell, with a policeman's eye glaring through a peep-hole. Claustrophobia; no privacy; no escape. - I could never endure that, Walter. I like to be free.'
— Jan 27, 2013 10:59AM
Lizzy
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It was a perfect April evening. Small feathers of golden clouds drifted across a sky the colour of a thrush's egg. Down by the lake, the daffodils were now in their plenty; the only ripple on the water came in rings from a leaping fish; a moorhen croaked, invisible.
— Jan 25, 2013 12:17PM
Lizzy
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Houses, some houses, seem to know what is going on. It is their fate to be compelled to contain whatever they are asked to contain, whether happiness or trouble, but the hour passes and the silence returns.
— Jan 24, 2013 11:46AM
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Jan 25, 2013 08:13AM
Who is Victoria Mary Sackville-West? She must be related to Vita, but how? haha
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Josefine wrote: "Who is Victoria Mary Sackville-West? She must be related to Vita, but how? haha"Ha! How indeed? As I expected, Goodreads has no other versions of the book available. I think Vita would have been amused by the mistake, though ;)
Elizabeth wrote: "Josefine wrote: "Who is Victoria Mary Sackville-West? She must be related to Vita, but how? haha"Ha! How indeed? As I expected, Goodreads has no other versions of the book available. I think Vita..."
Oh dear haha.
How are her books? I've been wanting to read them since I read her letters to Virginia! I think there are some in my uni's library, I have to remember that when I'm done with all my term papers...
Josefine wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Josefine wrote: "Who is Victoria Mary Sackville-West? She must be related to Vita, but how? haha"Ha! How indeed? As I expected, Goodreads has no other versions of the book avail..."
In my humble opinion, the majority of them are rather marvellous; she has such a way with words. A born writer, you might say. The Edwardians and All Passion Spent are obviously her most well known, but I'd definitely recommend seeking out her more obscure novels - they often turn out to be little gems!
Of course, you shouldn't entirely take my word for it. Remember, I am a crazed fangirl, so will love anything Vita (or Virginia) writes, without question!
Ah I expect I'd be almost as biased as you are. I was so in love with her (or rather their) letters, I did not want the collection to end. Their relationship is so fascinating and ugh I love them both.
