Ilana Simons
Auteur van A Life of One's Own: A Guide to Better Living Through the Work and Wisdom of Virginia Woolf
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A Life of One's Own: A Guide to Better Living Through the Work and Wisdom of Virginia Woolf (2007) 62 exemplaren, 1 bespreking
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The chapter headings clue us into these nuggets of wisdom:
Speak Up
Accept Solitude
Shut Down
Take on Challenging Friendships
Find Steady Support
Work Hard, Even Without A Sign of Success
Lie to Encourage Your Friends
Find A Political Voice
Be Aware of Prejudice
Change Routines
Read Your Partner
Make Use of Time
and my favorite
Read and Be More
This book was a pleasure to read. I found it to be helpful, presenting ideas I would not have thought of on my own. (I am keeping it nearby as a reference.) Simons' gentle, persuasive writing was meditative for me, and I enjoyed reading sections of the chapters early in the morning before getting ready for work. I also found it to be a fascinating look at Woolf's psyche and to see how it played out in her fiction. It has renewed my interest in reading Woolf.
I recommend this book to those who enjoy Woolf as an author and a person, to those who might otherwise be put off by Woolf the icon to see the human side of her, and to those seeking a unique perspective in understanding our minds in order to enhance our lives.… (meer)