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Between the Acts - cover

Between the Acts

Virginia Woolf

Publisher: The Ebook Emporium

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Summary

"Scraps, orts and fragments."

Set on a June day in 1939 at a country house in the English heartland, Between the Acts captures a community suspended in time. As the residents of Pointz Hall gather for the annual village pageant, the distant drone of warplanes serves as a chilling reminder of the world outside. Virginia Woolf's final novel is a brilliant, rhythmic exploration of the spaces between—between the scenes of a play, between individual lives, and between the eras of history.

The Canvas of Consciousness: Woolf weaves a tapestry of voices, from the frustrated artist Miss La Trobe to the estranged couple Giles and Isa Oliver. Through her signature stream-of-consciousness style, she examines how art attempts to unify a fragmented society. The pageant itself becomes a mirror held up to England's past, questioning whether history is a coherent story or merely a collection of fleeting moments.

A Final, Poetic Testament: Completed shortly before her death, this novel represents Woolf at her most daring and rhythmic. It is a work of extraordinary sensory detail, where the buzzing of a fly or the rustle of a program carries profound weight. Between the Acts is a poignant meditation on the endurance of the creative spirit and the fragile beauty of life in the face of uncertainty.

Step into the interval where life and art collide. Purchase "Between the Acts" today and experience the final vision of a modernist pioneer.
Available since: 01/02/2026.
Print length: 72 pages.

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