Celebrating one of my favourite novels for #dallowayday

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Virginia Woolf, and I’ve written before (more than once, no doubt!) about how “Mrs Dalloway” was a pivotal book in my life, as well as sharing my thoughts on a re-read. As is known, the story takes place over one day in June, and there has been a dedicated “Dalloway Day” for some time now; I’m not sure this always on the same date, but this year it’s today, 13th June. Now, I’ve always wanted to take part, but I’m not at the point of being able to re-read “Mrs Dalloway” yet… However, it occurred to me that I had lurking on the TBR a rather interesting looking volume entitled “Mrs Dalloway: Biography of a Novel” by Mark Hussey; so I decided that reading this and sharing my thoughts on it would be ideal for this year’s Dalloway Day! In the “Biography”, Hussey (a Professor of English at Pace University, New York) traces the genesis, writing, publication and reception of Woolf’s fourth novel, and it does make fascinating reading. “Mrs Dalloway” was…