by Diana Souhami (Author), Diana Souhami (Author)
This is a biography of Radclyffe Hall, one of England nost eccentric contemporaywomen. She is also the quintissential gay and lesbian icon. The book spans her whole life from her unhappy childhood to the contravercy of her most famous book" Well of Loneliness". Brilliantly written, witty and satirical, this major new biography brings a fresh and irreverent eye to the life of this fascinating eccentric.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 418
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: W&N
Published: 13 Jul 1998
ISBN 10: 0297818252
ISBN 13: 9780297818250
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: * Publication to coincide with Emma Thompson's film THe well of Loneliness , based on Radclyffe Hall's life, a reissue of the novel in hardback and an audiotape read by Emma Thompson. *Diana Souhami's Mrs Keppel ( harperCollins, 1996 ) reached no. 7 on the Sunday Times bestseller list.
Prizes: Winner of Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Biography and Autobiography 2000.