- Mass Market Paperback: 202 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books; 1 edition (28 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0143112252
- ISBN-13: 978-0143112259
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.2 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,124,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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START WITH A STORY from Virginia's own life, as she recorded it in a memoir. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
START WITH A STORY from Virginia's own life, as she recorded it in a memoir. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
a tour de force
18 Sep 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is a wonderful companion to Alain de Bottons's "How Proust Can Change Your Life." It's intelligent, insightful, and terrifically well-written: a delight. The afternoon I spent reading it was one of the most enjoyable I've spent in the past few months. Ilana Simons manages to succeed in what would seem to be the impossible: making as unlikely a prospect as Virigina Woolf a guide to the good life.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
insightful read, even for a non-Woolf reader
21 Oct 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Despite the fact that I am fairly unfamiliar with Virginia Woolf's work, I really enjoyed this book. The author explains what Woolf's perspective on life is through examples of Woolf's life experiences and with comparative examples of the reality of the world we all live in today. The book is a great blend of philiosophy, physcology and literature. Its a rewarding read that will make you re-evaluate your own self-image and perspective of the world around you.
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Own Your Beauty AND Shortcomings
26 Nov 2009
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This is a book that reads quickly and smoothly. Thirteen short chapters touch briefly on a life lesson. My mind slipped easily into Virginia's pocket of time finding fresh approaches to increase individual potential. What a joy that Virginia's life is not defined nor her legacy destroyed by her suicide. The author Ilana Simons' writing successfully challenges the reader to embrace/endure one's beauty and shortcomings as a guide to better living. Well worth your precious moments of being to read!
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