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kimswhims's review against another edition
5.0
A brilliant biography of 5 interesting and outstandingly intelligent women, writers and academics, who lived in this square near Oxford before it was bombed during WW2.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
serena_hien's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicide
jeo224's review against another edition
5.0
This was a glorious exploration of five women writers and thinkers. I loved it - and - this is also an era that I enjoy reading about. That said, I had read much of Woolf, but though familiar with two others (and not at all with the other two - although while reading was reminded of places when I had heard of them in Woolf's diaries), this book was filled with discoveries and has inspired some future reading projects, as well as a wistful longing to spens all my days reading, writing and researching. That will not happen, but I think most folk who love writing and ideas will find this of interest. The beginning also has great information about the architecture and planning of the squares which was inspiring as well.