“I don't have any regrets, really, except that one. I wanted to write about you, about us, really. Do you know what I mean? I wanted to write about everything, the life we're having and the lives we might have had. I wanted to write about all the ways we might have died.”
The Hours is a complex and thought-provoking novel that weaves together the narratives of three women: Clarissa Vaughan, a middle-aged New York City party planner; Laura Brown, a housewife living in the 1950s; and Virginia Woolf herself, writing Mrs. Dalloway. The novel delves into the psychological and emotional landscapes of these characters, examining their struggles with personal crises and the universal human experience of time and memory. more
Michael Cunningham is an American writer renowned for his novel 'The Hours', which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. His works often explore themes of identity, memory, and gender. more
“You'll find as you go through life that great depth and smoldering sensuality don't always win.”
“Why doesn't love come with an owner's manual?”