Painted Shadow: A Life of Vivienne Eliot
Description
This biography of Vivienne Eliot completely belies the long-held view of her as merely a demented woman. When Tom and Vivienne married in 1915 they had known each other only a few months. The predatory and exploitative Bertrand Russell, under the guise of taking the Eliots under his wing, soon drew Vivienne into a sexual relationship. The couple joined the emotional merry-go-round of the Bloomsbury and Garsington circles and their marriage became the subject of speculation. Nevertheless Vivienne flourished for a while helping her husband with his literary work, contributing poems, essays an...
ISBN(s)
1841196363, 9781841196367
