Vanessa Bell

by Frances Spalding

Book Overview

Vanessa Bell was a central figure within the Bloomsbury group and lent to it a stability and coherence it might otherwise have lacked. A talented artist, and famously portrayed by Miranda Richardson in the 2002 film The Hours, she held sway with her acuity, integrity and sense of humour. Yet she remained inscrutable, glimpses of her life only appearing through her more famous sister, Virginia Woolf. In this classic authorised biography, Frances Spalding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156933500
• ISBN13: 9780156933506
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 399 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Beautifully written and reasoned biography

I love this book and re-read it from time to time. Frances Spalding maintains a very balanced view of Vanessa Bell, avoiding the twin biographic pitfalls of becoming either too fond of or losing respect for her subject. Warmly detailed and psychologically sound, she judges the available information sources shrewdly and brings Vanessa Bell, her circle, and her home (Charleston) beautifully to life. The book shines with honesty, understanding, and knowledge.