Priya Parmar
Priya Parmar is a former freelance editor and dramaturg. She holds degrees in literature and theatre and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh. She divides her time between Hawaii and London. Exit the Actress is her first book.
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Priya Parmar is a former freelance editor and dramaturg. She holds degrees in literature and theatre and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh. She divides her time between Hawaii and London. Exit the Actress is her first book.
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VANESSA AND HER SISTER: A NOVEL Priya Parmar Paperback, 384 pages Published October 13th 2015 by Ballantine Books (first published February 12th 2015) ISBN: 0804176396 (ISBN13: 9780804176392) This was a very interesting book to read. A novel, from Vanessa's point of view, about her sister, Virg...
I chose this book because it was recommended for fans of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank, two books I really enjoyed as much for their writing as for the historical nature of their themes. By the time this made it to the top of my to-read pile, I had forgotten what it was about. When I finally start...
Starting in 1904, this novel spans six years in the life of the Stephen family and the very talented members who make up the Bloomsbury group. I loved this book and loved that the novel is told from the journal or diary writings of Vanessa Bell. Additional letters from other members of the group alo...
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Published by Ballantine Books, December 30, 2014 Thousands, probably millions, of words have been written about the figures in and around the Bloomsbury Group, and no one has probably been examined...
Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar is the story of Vanessa Bell and her sister Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group in early twentieth century England. The epistolary format of the book and the extensive list of characters creates a sense of viewing snapshots in quick succession without a sen...