Virginia Woolf’s 1919 novel “Night and Day”, her second, is the story of three Edwardian British women. The beautiful Katharine Hilbery, who must choose between two disparate suitors, her mother Margaret, who is writing a biography of her own famous poet father, and Mary Datchet, a campaigner for suffrage and women’s rights. The novel examines the relationships between love, marriage, happiness, and success by recording the subtle ways in which these women’s lives intersect.
Woolf portrays the fascinations of self-discovery through relationships with other people, and she also looks into the intricacies of love–are we aware of love? What is the importance of love in a persons life? Does one need it to be happy? Taking a peek into the answers of these questions along with adding delightful humor that made me laugh out loud made this book terrific. The characters are interesting and you can choose for yourself whether or not you like them. I would definitely recommend...
