[Vwoolf] In the Rhododendrons by Heather Christle | Hachette Book Group

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I think it does have some biographical elements so I guess that’s why it is ‘partially biography” .
For Katharine Smyth’s “All the Lives We Ever Lived” when describing a memoir of her kind, the reviewer used this ‘
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Having just read Heather Christle's wonderful memoir, I'd say don't rely too much on Kirkus's summary. Also, it's not in any sense a 'biography' of Woolf, but is brilliantly Woolf-haunted throughout. And Christle's
Having just read Heather Christle's wonderful memoir, I'd say don't rely too much on Kirkus's summary. Also, it's not in any sense a 'biography' of Woolf, but is brilliantly Woolf-haunted throughout. And Christle's poet's ear makes for some very moving writing. Highly recommended!

On Sun, Apr 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM Edward Mendelson via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu<mailto:vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>> wrote:
This seems to be the VW-related content, according to Kirkus Reviews: "Christle reprises her distress as she recounts several subsequent journeys to the U. K. : with her mother and sister in 2018, and three on her own in 2019, 2021, and 2023. 
This seems to be the VW-related content, according to Kirkus Reviews:

"Christle reprises her distress as she recounts several subsequent journeys to the U.K.: with her mother and sister in 2018, and three on her own in 2019, 2021, and 2023. Each time, she searched for a new understanding of what happened to her. Woolf accompanies her on each trip, as Christle thinks about the young Virginia’s sexual abuse by her half-brother.”


On Apr 6, 2025, at 11:24 AM, Kristin Czarnecki via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu<mailto:vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>> wrote:

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Good morning,

Just ran across this book, described as part memoir, part biography of Woolf:

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/heather-christle/in-the-rhododendrons/9781643755922/__;!!KGKeukY!xWh96iVsmUGE0ONqZqevxqLkWCRAm7y5WvCn0QNSYAw7Q8kDprUTsuzlfsNVIeYyOt7BKXO6vzOpPQ54kvafXV_X$

Best,

Kristin


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