Adeline (ePub)

Norah Vincent is the New York Times-bestselling author of Self-Made Man, as well as two other books. Formerly an op-ed columnist for the Los Angeles Times, she has also contributed regularly to Salon, the Advocate, and the Village Voice. She lives in New York City.

“Skillfully rendered and emotionally insightful.” —Publishers Weekly   “Vincent is a sensitive recorder of a mind’s movements as it shifts in and out of inspiration, and as it fights before submitting to despair.” —Carlene Bauer, New York Times Book Review   “Adeline is a moving . . . portrait of what it means to be brilliant and tormented. Understanding Woolf’s darkness is as difficult as understanding some of her work, but Vincent rises to the challenge, creating something beautiful in the process.” —City Journal   “Daring . . . [Vincent’s] psychological approach is intriguing.” —USA Today    “Readers in search of a crash course on the Bloomsbury circle and the machinations of Woolf’s fevered mind will appreciate Vincent’s attempts to illuminate both, but her dark portrait of Woolf’s agonizing journey through a life marked by psychic pain will hold the most appeal for those already familiar with this sad story of genius and madness.” —Kirkus Reviews   “[An] electrifyingly good novel . . . by a master of discomfort.” —New Statesman   “Norah Vincent’s new novel, Adeline, is a bold portrait of Virginia Woolf from her conception of To the Lighthouse in 1925 to her suicide in 1941 . . . The reader comes to understand Virginia’s complex artistic process and her lifelong struggle with mental illness.” —Historical Novel Society   “Adeline is an intimate portrait of a sister, a wife, a woman, and most importantly, an artist. In this vivid, deeply moving novel, Vincent brings us beyond the world of legend directly into the passions, the struggles, the ambitions, and finally the genius that is Virginia Woolf.” —Alison Smith, author of Name All the Animals