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About the Author

Hermione Lee's books include the internationally acclaimed biographies of Edith Wharton and Virginia Woolf. She is a well-known reviewer and broadcaster, and, in 2006, was Chair of the judges for the Man-Booker Prize. She was awarded a CBE in 2003 for services to literature.Author Location: YorkshireEDITH WHARTON; VIRGINIA WOOLF; BODY PARTS: ESSAYS ON LIFE-WRITING

Reviews

'Willa Cather could not have hoped for a more passionately sensible and insightful interpreter ... Hermione Lee's enthusiasm for this misunderstood writer is contagious and her book is that rare thing, a scholarly study that reads well' Maureen Freely, Observer *'The biographer's enthusiasm for her subject illuminates every page' Hilary Mantel *'A sympathetic and illuminating study' Nicci Gerrard, New Statesman 'Willa Cather could not have hoped for a more passionately sensible and insightful interpreter ... Hermione Lee's enthusiasm for this misunderstood writer is contagious and her book is that rare thing, a scholarly study that reads well' Maureen Freely, Observer 'The biographer's enthusiasm for her subject illuminates every page' Hilary Mantel 'A sympathetic and illuminating study' Nicci Gerrard, New Statesman