Violet to Vita : The Letters of Violet Trefusis to Vita Sackville-West, 1910-1921
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (702 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140157964 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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VIOLET TO VITA - ALL FOR LOVE Phillysound2 Violet Keppel Trefusis and Vita Sackville-West had a passionate and tumultuous love affair between 1918 and 1920; they had been childhood friends. The affair ended in 1921. Vita was happily married to Harold Nicolson, although the marriage was troubled at the beginning of the affair, and Violet was unwillingly married to Denys Trefusis in 1919 when she was deeply in love with Vita. The love affair caused a scandal in British high society but was forgotten by 1973 when Nigel Nicolson's `Portrait of a Marriage' brought the details boldly into the public domain. Violet do. "It arrived early" according to Jack Cooper. It arrived a few days earlier than expected, it's in great shape and I'mExcited to read it :) I just got it yesterday and so this weekend I will begin it. I scanned it a little and it looks great.. An Immortal Affair Brought to Life David Valentino For most Americans, Violet Trefusis doesn't ring a bell. Vita Sackville-West, if she has any fame here, it is probably for her short affair with Virginia Woolf that followed years after her affair with Violet.Violet and Vita were accomplished writers: Vita before Violet, Violet mostly in French, one of several languages in which they shared fluency. As Vita gained fame as a writer and Violet struggled to discover what she might do with her life -- she drew and dabbled in writing at the time, they became among the most famous, some might counter infamous, affairs of 20t
The passionate love affair between Violet Trefusis and Vita Sackville-West ended in 1921 with their forced separation and return to their respective husbands and families. This collection of Violet's letters explores her part in the affair and provides details of the other principals involved.