Between the Acts
Recommended by Margo Jefferson, and 1 others. See all reviewsIn Woolf's last novel, the action takes place on one summer's day in 1939 at Pointz Hall, a country house in the heart of England, where the villagers are presenting their annual pageant.
The book weaves together the musings of several disparate characters and their reactions to the imminence of a war which is to change the pattern of history. less
The book weaves together the musings of several disparate characters and their reactions to the imminence of a war which is to change the pattern of history. less
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Margo Jefferson There’s almost a touch of the allegorical. When I was re-reading it, I realised the characters are interesting, they’re poignant, they’re touching, but it’s about the larger purpose that they serve. Woolf’s language keeps moving us that way. (Source)
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