Jenny Howe
I first read this book when I was seventeen, and it had a major impact on me. To me she verbalized the masculine and feminine tendencies I was observing around me ; the differences between factual reason and intuitive wisdom; realistic truth and
artistic truth and how these co-exist(often awkwardly) in everyday life. Woolf's fluid writing and rich symbolism refreshed me no end. Her perceptiveness about character, was like a long cool drink on a hot day.
sarah colombo
I studied Virginia Woolf at University, and I discoreved through her eyes a different perspective of the world. Not just this book, but even A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN, and MRS DALLOWAY , helped me to maintain a positive outlook on life, and see things stained. I love her in the way she's so fresh and real.
Margaret Prythergch
It inspired me because it's one of the few novels to portray a female character who makes a positive choice to remain childfree and be an artist instead - still radical today!
Ruth Arnold
This book moved me because of the way a mother can impact even after she isn't there. It also says that there are other ways of being significant, not just the traditional ways that men have measured success.
