A review by laurenla
Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars by Francesca Wade

4.0

Five women writer's biographies, linked by their lives in one square in Bloomsbury. Wade's prose is clear and appealing, with a omniscient storytelling tone that worked well for me. Each biography is about sixty pages long, perfectly judged, keeping the reader entertained, whether familiar with the subject (Dorothy Sayers, Virginia Woolf) or unfamiliar (HD, Eileen Power, Jane Harrison). Through the biographies, Wade explores issues of women's work and relationships, how to live in the world of sex, partners and children while maintaining creative and personal agency.