Virago

Lyndall Gordon dismantles the insistent image of Charlotte Bronte as a modest Victorian lady, the slave to duty in the shadow of tombstones, revealing instead a strong & fiery woma... more information

From the moment they met at a pub in London, drink was the most conspicuous part of the lives of Caitlin & her genius poet. It fuelled their sexual adventures, lessened their shyne... more information

Between April 20th & June 22nd of 1945 the anonymous author of A Woman in Berlin wrote about life within the falling city as it was sacked by the Russian Army. Fending off the bore... more information

A leathery bog-man transforms an old love affair; a sweet, gruesome gift is sent by the wife of an ex-lover; landscape paintings are haunted by the ghost of a young girl. This dazz... more information

In the early 1800s, Louise, a French peasant, calls her priest, fearing she is about to die. She has a secret to confess. Inspired by the lives & the affairs of two of the most fam... more information

The author follows fourteen Serbs whose lives were transformed over the course of sixteen months. With characteristic perception and honesty, Seierstad offers an intimate portrait ... more information