A Solitary Woman: A life of Violet Trefusis by Henrietta Sharpe
A Solitary Woman: A life of Violet Trefusis by Henrietta Sharpe
£50.00
        London: Constable, 1981. First edition hardback. 205pp, last page bllank. 8vo.
Biography of novelist and socialite Violet Trefusis, written in the aftermath of revelations about her personal life in the 1970s - namely that she had a lengthy affair with Vita Sackville-West, which was put to a halt after her parents forced her to marry a cavalry officer.
Grey cloth board with gold text on spine. Dustjacket like new, showing a portrait of younger Trefusis on the front and a picture of an older Trefusis on the back. A number of black and white photographs throughout.
 
          
        
      
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