The Waves (Classic Evergreens)

256 pages | Paperback

A commercial and critical success when it was first published in 1931, and now considered by some to be Virginia Woolfs most ambitious novel, showcasing her Modernist narrative techniques at their finest,The Wavescasts a visionary and lyrical light on everyday life.

Through a series of connected monologues,The Wavestells the story of six very different friends Bernard, Louis, Neville, Jinny, Susan and Rhoda as they progress from childhood to middle age. Interspersed with evocative descriptions of the seaside at different times of day, the poignant personal histories coalesce into a poetic tapestry of human experience.

A commercial and critical success when it was first published in 1931, and now considered by some to be Virginia Woolfs most ambitious novel, showcasing her Modernist narrative techniques at their finest,The Wavescasts a visionary and lyrical light on everyday life.