Harriet Baker
Rural Hours : The Country Lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend...
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WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD A fascinating look at the impact of country homemaking on the lives and work of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann. Its beautifully written, gorgeously produced, absorbing and full of insight Sarah Waters, GuardianIn Rural Hours, Harriet Baker tells the story of three very different women, each of whom moved to the countryside and was forever changed by it. We encounter them at quiet moments pausing to look at an insect on the windowsill jotting down a recipe or digging for potatoes, dirt beneath their nails. Slowly, we start to see transformations unfold Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and Rosamond Lehmann emerge before us as the passionate, visionary writers we know them to be. Following long periods of creative uncertainty and private disappointment, each of Bakers subjects is invigorated by new landscapes, and the daily trials and small pleasures of making a home slowly, they embark on new experiments in form, in feeling and in living that would resonate throughout the rest of their lives. In the country, each woman finds her path to convalescence and recovery to sexual and political awakening and, above all, to personal freedom and creative flourishing. In graceful, fluid prose, Baker vividly recreates these overlooked episodes, revealing how rural hours defined the lives of three pioneering writers. In the end, she shows, their example is an invitation to us all to recognize...
Binding: Paperback;384 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: BGL; Weight: 406 g; Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 25
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WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD A fascinating look at the impact of country homemaking on the lives and work of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann. Its beautifully written, gorgeously produced, absorbing and full of insight Sarah Waters, GuardianIn Rural Hours, Harriet Baker tells the story of three very different women, each of whom moved to the countryside and was forever changed by it. We encounter them at quiet moments pausing to look at an insect on the windowsill jotting down a recipe or digging for potatoes, dirt beneath their nails. Slowly, we start to see transformations unfold Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and Rosamond Lehmann emerge before us as the passionate, visionary writers we know them to be. Following long periods of creative uncertainty and private disappointment, each of Bakers subjects is invigorated by new landscapes, and the daily trials and small pleasures of making a home slowly, they embark on new experiments in form, in feeling and in living that would resonate throughout the rest of their lives. In the country, each woman finds her path to convalescence and recovery to sexual and political awakening and, above all, to personal freedom and creative flourishing. In graceful, fluid prose, Baker vividly recreates these overlooked episodes, revealing how rural hours defined the lives of three pioneering writers. In the end, she shows, their example is an invitation to us all to recognize...
Binding: Paperback;384 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: BGL; Weight: 406 g; Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 25
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Harriet Baker
Rural Hours : The Country Lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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