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All Passion Spent

by Victoria Glendinning, Vita Sackville-West
All Passion Spent - Thryft
All Passion Spent - Thryft

Elderly lady's journey of self-discovery post-widowhood.

If you've ever pondered on life's second acts or the quest for personal freedom at any age, "All Passion Spent" is a profound choice. It's about an elderly woman who, after a lifetime of being what others expect, finally lives for herself. The prose carries a gentle dignity; it’s for anyone who relishes introspection and societal commentary wrapped in quiet rebellion.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

All Passion Spent

by Victoria Glendinning, Vita Sackville-West
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ISBN: 9780860683582
Authors: Victoria Glendinning, Vita Sackville-West
Publisher: Virago
Date of Publication: 2002-08-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Feminism, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.99
(rated by 4104 readers)

Description

In 1860, as a young girl of 17, Lady Slane nurtures a secret, burning ambition—to become an artist. She becomes, instead, the wife of a great statesman and the mother of six children. Seventy years later, released by widowhood, and to the dismay of her pompous children, she abandons the family home for a tiny house in Hampstead. Here she recollects the dreams of youth, and revels in her newfound freedom with her odd assortment of companions: Genoux, her French maid; Mr. Bucktrout, her house agent; and a coffin maker who pictures people dead in order to reveal their true characters. And then there's Mr. FitzGeorge, an eccentric millionaire who met and loved her in India when she was young and very lovely. It is here in this world of her own that she finds a passion that comes only with the freedom to choose, and it is this, her greatest gift, that she passes on to the only one who can understand its value. First published in 1931, Vita Sackville-West's masterpiece is the fictional companion to her great friend Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own.
 

Elderly lady's journey of self-discovery post-widowhood.

If you've ever pondered on life's second acts or the quest for personal freedom at any age, "All Passion Spent" is a profound choice. It's about an elderly woman who, after a lifetime of being what others expect, finally lives for herself. The prose carries a gentle dignity; it’s for anyone who relishes introspection and societal commentary wrapped in quiet rebellion.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.